Appalachian Trail

What has been the general relationship between the Federal Bureau of Reclamation and the Western States and their politicians? The relationship between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Western States is that of disagreement and compromise. According to the source “Watershed: A Separate Totality”, in chapter one, as the Administration’s review teams worked to finalize their recommendations on the water projects, in 1977, there were certain interests at work within the government that were not in…

The Modocs were a group of Native Americans who lived secluded in the northeastern side of California near Oregon “near Mt. Shasta”. They lived a quiet lifestyle hunting and gathering off the land, one day white settlers “U.S Army” came and decided to force the Modoc people into reservations off of their native volcanic lava bed land. These Modoc people lead by “Captain Jack “ first were peaceful and tried to deal on these reservations they were forced upon but after they were tired of being…

Yilliam, I agree with you, Chief Joseph did show great leadership and courage when it came to protecting his people. When he surrendered he was thinking of the little ones that were freezing to death. In the course book on page 547, it states the General Nelson Miles had promised the Nez Perce that they could return to their homeland once they surrendered. He betrayed them. Just like the United States government betrayed the Lakota Sioux with the guaranteed that they would control the Black…

For this week’s forum I decided to research the Shawnee and Chickasaw American Indian Tribes due to the fact these particular tribes populated both areas the paternal and maternal sides of my family originated from. The Shawnee tribe mainly populated Northeast areas such as Ohio and Indiana. Their culture was based on a village lifestyle where farming and hunting were done by the men of the tribe while the women focused on household chores and took to pottery. The homes were round in shape and…

During Indian removals, many Native tribes were attempting to find loopholes in treaties to be able to stay on their native lands. One of the loopholes included gaining permission to stay from the English government. Most of the people who were successful at gaining the exemption were well respected by the English or they claimed they would become civilized Americans. The second option included hiding out and hoping not to be found by the soldiers. Lastly, the Natives could have become members…

American Indians have populated the land of modern day over most of America since before the 16th and 17th century when the European colonist arrived. After the first colonialist landed Indian culture changed dramatically as they interacted with this new inhabitant. While the American Indians made efforts to preserve their native customs and way of life, the new arrivals culture, and mere presence soon seeped into the American Indians everyday activities over time. Thru times of tribulations…

Our homes torn away from us. All because of worthless traitors. They have paid for their betrayal, but I should start from the beginning. It all begins with the Indian Removal Act and Andrew Jackson. To begin, I’m Mohe, part of the Cherokee tribe, and I have been forcefully removed from my home. First the white men’s old leader made an act that was to force all tribes leave their land and move west. Then Andrew Jackson went against a case made by his Supreme Court deeming Native Americans…

My first paragraph is about Green jackets point of view on the land of the Shawnee. Green jacket is part of the Shawnee tribe. But major Dugan says that the tribe fought bravely against the French during the recent war so Green jacket is part of the troop. But he does tell the settler women that “it is true we do not live here, but for many fathers and sons and grandsons , this land is the hunting ground of the Shawnee. The land belongs to not any one Shawnee but to all Shawnee forever.” (says…

In 1865, there were nearly quarter of a million Indians living in the western half of the country. Cherokee were forced out, and by 1870s other tribes ended up destroyed or beaten into submission: Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Chinook, and Shasta to name a few. California Indians fell to disease whites brought in during gold rush era 1849. Majority of Indians, including Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho, Pawnee etc. lived in small groups 3-5 hundred on the Great Plains, depended on…

Hearing about other peoples adventures around the world is interesting, but scary when the ending is as harsh as death. Self discovery is hard to achieve, some people spend their whole lives trying to gain that understanding. Rebirth can help with that process, since it involves forgetting about the past. Jon Krakauer is the author of the book Into The Wild which is about Christopher McCandless’ a boy who decides to leave his family and belongings behind. Jon Krakauer speaks about Chris…