Blackfeet

Photography can be monotonous taking pictures of the same thing. Reading Module three is interesting since photography had to go against a lot of norms. Artist did not see art in a form of photography but Alfred Stieglitz disagreed. Stieglitz and others photographers changed how society viewed photography. There was a particular photographer who decided to take a different approach. Edward Curtis he documented several of Indian tribes. He enjoyed his work experiencing the life of a unique…

”(Pg.41). The White society also places an important emphasis which is obvious throughout the era of the United States. It was the pursuit of wealth and greatness that allow this nation to become a superpower to be reckoned with. According to the Blackfeet if a man does not contain sufficient wealth then they are looked down upon by their fellow man and other female Native American, “Even the bad girls who hung around the forts wanted nothing to do with him… because he did not own a fine gun and…

pipeline has been controversial due to the environmental hazards tin its operation (Issitt). One of the major groups of protestors to the Keystone Pipeline are Native American Tribes including the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Yankton Sioux Tribe, and Blackfeet tribe. Their feelings…

few other things. Everywhere shelter Colter slept in was hand-made, and every item of food Colter ate was either hunted or collected. While traveling back home through Yellowstone Colter (and a partner, John Potts) got attacked and captured by the Blackfeet Native-American tribe, where Potts was killed and dismembered, and Colter was stripped naked and told to run for his life; as the tripe was going to hunt him for sport. Colter escaped and made it back to his home nearby. In this day and age,…

Lewis proceeded to follow Jefferson’s orders and traveled to Pittsburgh. From here he set out to Clarksville, which is in present day Indiana. Here is where he met up with William Clark. When Lewis was serving in the army, he had served in a rifle company commanded by Clark. Clark took along with him his African-American slave, York. The first winter was brutal for Lewis and Clark. They spent the winter at Camp Dubois on the east bank of the Mississippi River where much of their vegetation died…

Lewis and Clark; Journey to the Pacific “we all believe we are about enter on the most perilous and dificuelt part of our voyage yet I see noone repineing”- William Clark, June 20, 1805. St. Louis May of 1804, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, others, and I set off on an expedition that would last about 28 months. The one goal they had was to find a Northwest Passage way to the Pacific. Jefferson also wanted Lewis to write down animals, plants, and the type of landscapes they…

Set in 1870, the novel is about the lives of the southern Blackfeet people. The main character, White Man's Dog, joins his friend Fast Horse in a night-time raid against the Crow. White Man's Dog is portrayed as weak and powerless. Because of that, he visits the medicine man. Yellow Kidney appoints White Man's Dog to lead the young warriors in stealing a herd of horses. White Man's Dog is first wary, but he sings his warrior songs to gain courage. As they drive the horses away from the village,…

A SOLUTION TO THE “INDIAN PROBLEM” 1887 As American power and populace developed in the nineteenth century, the Unified States continuously dismissed the fundamental standard of bargain making—that clans were self-representing countries—and started approaches that undermined innate sway. For Indian countries, these arrangements brought about broken settlements, immense land misfortune, expulsion and movement, populace decay, and social devastation. Native American Policy can be characterized as…

While on the way back, they had more conflict with Colombian Indians, accusing them of charging extra for food, stealing from the travelers, and interfering with their progress (edgate). The Blackfeet also tried to cease the Corps of Exploration from traveling any farther. When Lewis and Clark reached the location in which their horses were being held, they were relieved to find their horses well taken care of, and none of them dead (edgate).…

The Struggle for North America The seizing of North America by the Europeans is done largely without weapons. Of course weapons and warfare play a large part, but the Europeans don’t sail over and begin conquering their New World. European exploration began with the desire for trade and to spread religion. Finding the Indians offered them the chance to do both. These people had never seen anything like the Europeans and were mostly receptive to new goods to trade, and were willing to listen to…