Oglala Lakota

The myths, stories and purpose of this cluster of stars differs immensely among the American Indian tribes. The Blackfoot tribe tells the story of poor boys, riddled by anguish and disgrace, decided to become stars when their parents were unable to clothe them in yellow buffalo calf robes. The Pleiades not visible during the spring and summer seasons signified the time for planting seeds and hunting buffalo. The Cheyenne tribe tells a different story regarding the star cluster. Legend has it

American Indians are being treated in atrocious, illegal, and terrifying mater, while peacefully trying to protect water for all of us. On the Other side of this battle, sits Energy Transfer Partners who fund the Dakota Access Pipeline, the real outlaws. This is part of a bigger picture, Native American lands are under threat, and being stolen.. Now is the time that we must fight this if we don't our future is threatened. This is more than about water, but the bigger threat of climate change. This

housing, the Lakota have poor nutrition. The reservation is a food desert, where many tribal members do not have access to fresh produce and a nutritious diet. The Federal Commodity Food Program is active, but supplies mostly inappropriate foods that are high in carbohydrates, sugar, fat, and preservatives for the largely diabetic population of the reservation, which is eight times the U.S. rate. They also suffer from epidemic levels of cancer and heart disease. The Lakota have five

The Sioux Indians are known for their long straight black hair. The Chippewa Indians gave them their name Sioux Indians which actually means “little snakes”.The Sioux Indians came from Asia to the North America Approximately 30,000 years ago.When the Sioux Indians would go hunting they would be nomadic which means they would pick a spot and stay there for a long time.Eventually they found buffalo and used them for food and used their skin for clothing.Then in the 1500’s hundreds the

“A peoples dream died there, it was a beautiful dream – Aaron Huey 2010 I was shocked to hear that in 1863 38 Sioux men were killed, ordered by President Lincoln 2 days after he signs the emancipation of proclamation. The terrible injustice the Oglalalakota Nation has endured and continue to this day to endure is heart wrenching. Shepard Frey’s art work is amazing and gives food for thought to those who might know of this injustice. It’s bold and straight to the point with strong pictures bring

On June 25th, 2014, a $3.5 billion project was revealed to the public; a 1,172-mile-long oil pipeline that is intended to pump more money into state and local economies. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was supported by a natural gas and propane company known as the Energy Transfer Partners. The pipeline’s construction would be carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The people who preach pro-pipeline continue to hype the bountiful construction job opportunities this gives the people in

Throughout the decades entertainment has changed dramatically, but still known as one of the most famous entertainment shows was Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. The show often stared people like Sitting Bull and Annie Oakley. It was a big hit in the united states and even around the world. The show showed people, who would never get to see the “Wild West” what it’s like. The show tended to be an exaggeration of what life was really like in the west. The show all started with a man who went by the

Sitting Bull In 1831 an indian child was born, of the Sioux Nation and the Hunkpapa Tribe. His father, Sitting Bull, and mother, Her-holy-door, did not name him Sitting Bull, he was named Jumping Badger. He was never called Jumping Badger, he was called Slow because of his willful and deliberate ways. When Slow was fourteen he insisted on going along with the adult warriors into battle. Usually the untrained youths were errand boys while learning about battle conditions. Slow, screaming a

Defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn In this essay I shall be writing and explaining about the defeat at the battle of Little Bighorn. I will be writing about why the battle began in the first place. How it could have been prevented. And who was to blame for the defeat. I will also be examining why Custer decided to attempt to conquer the Sioux nation by himself, his attitude and ambitions and his personality. His background, his confidence, the battle itself and the

The Saga of The Sioux Conflict and Theme Analysis After I read the book, The Saga of The Sioux, I concluded that there are two main conflicts; Man Vs. Man and Man Vs. Society. I also concluded that the Theme of the story is to treat others with equality. The first main conflict is Man Vs. Man. This is one of the conflicts because Little Big Man betrayed Crazy Horse by arresting him and having another guard kill him. This is also one of the main conflicts because near the beginning(when Little Crow