Kiowas Group
By: Tytiana Torrance
12/18/17
“A long time ago, this land belonged to our fathers, but when I go to the river. I see camps of soldiers here on its bank. These soldiers cut down my timber, they kill my buffalo, and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting, I feel sorry.” During this time the Kiowas was located around the Texas panhandle.Westward expansion was when 7 million Americans settlers would move westward trying to secure lands then prosper Native Americans homes. The westward expansion affected the kiowas by taking their land, destroying their culture, and reduce their population. The white settlers that was involved in the westward expansion took over the Kiowas land. Westward expansion began in the east and leap until it got to the Pacific. When the soldiers would try to take over the Native Americans land they would use excuses like start a war, try to enslavement their people , and illness until they had control. All the U.S. settlers would try to take control over every single Native Americans home. Citizens of the midwestern states were more inclined to active acquisition Native Americans territory. The Native Americans were irritated that everyone was trying to steal their home land away from them. …show more content…
Soldiers felt that Native Americans can’t be themselves and their culture is starting to diminish to them. White settlers tried to force their culture onto the Native Americans because they think their culture is better than Native Americans. White settlers didn’t care about Native Americans culture that they killed their buffalos and cut down timber. When the Native Americans saw the white settlers destroying their culture, they were
By: Tytiana Torrance
12/18/17
“A long time ago, this land belonged to our fathers, but when I go to the river. I see camps of soldiers here on its bank. These soldiers cut down my timber, they kill my buffalo, and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting, I feel sorry.” During this time the Kiowas was located around the Texas panhandle.Westward expansion was when 7 million Americans settlers would move westward trying to secure lands then prosper Native Americans homes. The westward expansion affected the kiowas by taking their land, destroying their culture, and reduce their population. The white settlers that was involved in the westward expansion took over the Kiowas land. Westward expansion began in the east and leap until it got to the Pacific. When the soldiers would try to take over the Native Americans land they would use excuses like start a war, try to enslavement their people , and illness until they had control. All the U.S. settlers would try to take control over every single Native Americans home. Citizens of the midwestern states were more inclined to active acquisition Native Americans territory. The Native Americans were irritated that everyone was trying to steal their home land away from them. …show more content…
Soldiers felt that Native Americans can’t be themselves and their culture is starting to diminish to them. White settlers tried to force their culture onto the Native Americans because they think their culture is better than Native Americans. White settlers didn’t care about Native Americans culture that they killed their buffalos and cut down timber. When the Native Americans saw the white settlers destroying their culture, they were