The New York Times article goes into detail in regards to the "Little Horn Massacre." and how US Army officers opposed General. Custer's decision to attack the natives as Custer was extremely outnumbered. According to the article, Custer was "rash and imprudent to attack such a large number of Indians, sitting bulls force, 4,000 strong". The article displays an image of the battle and how it played out, giving the reader a mental depiction of how the war occurred, mainly through the eyes of Major Reno. In the end, the battle was a bloody massacre in which 216 men of the 7th Calvary unit not only lost their lives but were stripped bare and scalped. General Custer was found nude as well, deceased, near his two brothers; however, Custer was not
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Will Frackleton was "told that the Indians regarded Custer as insane and that Indians do not scalp or mutilate the corpse of a madman.". A man who was once highly respected was frowned upon by his peers as he was told to "find and feel of the Indians, but not to fight" until reinforcements had arrived per the orders of General Terry. The following Article, "A President's View - A Consensus Theorist" was the first Annual Message to Congress from President Chester Arthur on December 6, 1881. C. Arthur presented a trio of Indian policy reform proposals to improve the relationship between the Native Americans and white settlers. In paragraph six, Arthur states "The white settlements have crowded the borders of the reservations, the Indians, sometimes contentedly and sometimes against their will, have been transferred to other hunting grounds, from which they have again been dislodged whenever their new-found homes have been desired by the adventurous settlers." which is a continuous problem that has no clear answer. In paragraph seven, Arthur further states, "these removals and the frontier collisions by which they have often been preceded have led to frequent and disastrous conflicts between the …show more content…
As the agency grew in power, it also grew in greed by taking more and more with each rising occasion. The proposals to Congress included promoting agriculture for various Native American groups, expanding protections for the various native reservations, establishing new, and true, “Indian schools,” and, what is arguably the most noteworthy, dividing considerably large Native American territories and reservations. The final article," Chief Joseph Speaks, Selected Statements and Speeches, by the Nez Percé Chief" was a variety of selected speeches, as suggested in the title, from Chief Joseph. It gives insight into what he must have been feeling and provides the reader with yet another mental depiction of the struggles they/he went through. He expresses how the white man would continuously steal their horses and drive off their cattle, trying to spark a negative reaction as the white man was seeking a reason for
Will Frackleton was "told that the Indians regarded Custer as insane and that Indians do not scalp or mutilate the corpse of a madman.". A man who was once highly respected was frowned upon by his peers as he was told to "find and feel of the Indians, but not to fight" until reinforcements had arrived per the orders of General Terry. The following Article, "A President's View - A Consensus Theorist" was the first Annual Message to Congress from President Chester Arthur on December 6, 1881. C. Arthur presented a trio of Indian policy reform proposals to improve the relationship between the Native Americans and white settlers. In paragraph six, Arthur states "The white settlements have crowded the borders of the reservations, the Indians, sometimes contentedly and sometimes against their will, have been transferred to other hunting grounds, from which they have again been dislodged whenever their new-found homes have been desired by the adventurous settlers." which is a continuous problem that has no clear answer. In paragraph seven, Arthur further states, "these removals and the frontier collisions by which they have often been preceded have led to frequent and disastrous conflicts between the …show more content…
As the agency grew in power, it also grew in greed by taking more and more with each rising occasion. The proposals to Congress included promoting agriculture for various Native American groups, expanding protections for the various native reservations, establishing new, and true, “Indian schools,” and, what is arguably the most noteworthy, dividing considerably large Native American territories and reservations. The final article," Chief Joseph Speaks, Selected Statements and Speeches, by the Nez Percé Chief" was a variety of selected speeches, as suggested in the title, from Chief Joseph. It gives insight into what he must have been feeling and provides the reader with yet another mental depiction of the struggles they/he went through. He expresses how the white man would continuously steal their horses and drive off their cattle, trying to spark a negative reaction as the white man was seeking a reason for