Standing Rock Indian Reservation

South Dakota Indian Studies Online – INED 411/511 Write A Movie Review Assignment – 30 Points Name: Reel Injun (2009) Reel Injun is a movie about the portrayal of Native Americans in Hollywood and how it has evolved over time. It includes a wide cast of Native American actors, writers, activists, and others. The main theme of the movie is how the United States of America has made Native Americans into “mythical beings” through many overt and subliminal tactics (Diamond, "Reel Injun"). This…

The Tale of the Magic Drumstick Once there was a Chippewa Elder named Francis and he loved music. Music was everything to him. He even made traditional Native American musical instruments. The sound of a drumstick hitting against a hand drum would remind him of his own heart beating. Not to mention how music brings people together. So one night while Francis was sleeping. The creator sent Francis a dream of choke cherry bushes swaying in the wind and elks running through the forest. In the…

For some, fishing isn't just a hobby, its a way to survive. Not only are panfish the most targeted species, perch, crappie, and bluegill provide an excellent source of healthy food, and fun for all anglers. Currently, the total panfish possession limit for the state of Minnesota is 10 crappies, 20 bluegills, and 20 perch. Despite previous surveys showing the current possession limits are okay, I think Minnesota should raise the panfish limit because some people rely on fish as a main source of…

I am going to tell you about the same of the history of Minnesota. In our box, we put six items that have to do with Minnesota history. The first item that we put in our box is Wild rice and we put this item in this box because this is one of the things that the native Americans eat their food. The native Americans lived in MN and the tribe that lives by us is called the Dakota tribe and we live right about over their summer camp. The second item that we have is a bullet case from World War 2…

pair of cowboy boots. The agents followed this red pick-up truck onto the hostile Pine Ridge Reservation, Jumping Bull Ranch, where the shootout began when several Indians identified the agents in an unidentified vehicle. There was already internal dispute occurring inside the reservation between the two groups of Indians- full blood Indian and half-Indian. Pine Ridge had more deaths on the reservation than the entire state of South Dakota within just a year. One…

History of Rosholt Wisconsin Nicholas P. Dobbe High School Abstract This paper will educate you a little about the History of the small village of Rosholt Wisconsin. It will follow the experiences of a few men that contributed into making Rosholt a village. It will talk about why they came, what they did to start a community and how they made the community grow bigger. Gottlieb Stanbly, the first of the few to arrive and, without really knowing, positioned where Rosholt would be, Jens…

Nature and women intertwine dramatically. They both nourish and reproduce offspring. Even though they are both loving and nourishing, they are abused and misused daily. Typically, nature and women are victims of charismatic men. As humans, we often don’t appreciate the ones who care the most for us. In this analytical essay, I will discuss the intersectionality between three ambitious and empowering women. These women are Winona LaDuke, Wangari Maathai, and Akilah Jaramogi. These women are…

Dakota, located to the East of the Black Hills. It was declared a national monument in 1929, and then was declared a national park though an act of congress in 1978. (Stoffer 2) The park is most known for its rugged, desolate appearance, with jagged rocks and interesting formations. The core of the “badlands” (meaning the “badlands” associated with Badlands National Park) is part of a dissected plateau region bounded by the Cheyenne River (to the north and west), the Bad River (to the east),…

Leonard Peltier is an imprisoned Native American. He lived on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and was arrested after an incident on the property. May events lead up to his arrest. The first incident happened on February 27, 1973. Members of the American Indian Movement, or AIM, staged a seventy-two-day occupation of land called, Wounded Knee. Their mission was to protest injustices against their tribes, such as violations of the many treaties. The United States government responded with a…

The abandoned society of the norm develops through the disorder of the island and it seems as if piggy’s glasses allows us to have a clue how far they have sunk. “ 'My specs! ' He went crouching and feeling over the rocks but Simon, who got there first, found them for him. Passions beat about Simon on the mountaintop with awful wings. 'One side 's broken. ' (Golding 71)” At the time the glasses broke, Jack and Piggy were arguing during an assembly. That time only one…