Blackfeet

that assimilation was a good thing for the Native Americans. It was only until he 'd gotten older that he realized how wrong he was. This just goes to show the mindset of these white people who were trying to assimilate the Indians. Gyasi Ross, a Blackfeet Indian Nation member, wrote the article, "“Redskins”: A Native 's Guide To Debating An Inglorious Word" and in this article, Ross tells the reader how the native Americans are the poorest people in the nation. An Indian himself, he says, "We…

The Lewis and Clark Expedition How would you feel if you were asked by the president to lead an expedition to explore new land? When America gained the Louisiana Purchase territory, a vast property from France to expand America, the government required someone to explore and chart the region. This party of explorers was led by Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark. The expedition lasted three years with only one occupant of their crew dying along the journey. The Lewis and Clark…

In the books Winter in the Blood and House Made of Dawn, each of the narrators have differing perspectives. The narrator in Winter in the Blood is the protagonist. The narrator in House Made of Dawn rarely speaks. However, both of the narrators have some sort of connection with American Indian culture. Additionally, both of the narrators are on some sort of journey of discovery. By connecting both of the narrators’ similarities, it is possible to see how they impact the understanding of Indian…

In “On Emblematic Megaflora” Farmer explains how he notes that people use trees as sources of meaning. The trees represent a connection between natural and urban world, but they also can gain a certain familiarity with the people. He writes that “Old ones can be imagined as guardians or grandparents. It requires little effort to individuate and anthropomorphize single-trunk plants” (535). With regards to anthropomorphism, Lawrence Buell defines it as “the attribution of human feelings or traits…

The Washington Redskins have been an established team since 1932. Since establishment the Redskins have played in over 1,000 games. Each game they have used the same team name and the same general logo. Of late, the Redskin name and logo has stirred up controversy on whether or not it is a demeaning team name. The courts should appeal their ruling and the Washington Redskins should keep their team name and logo. On June 18,2014, The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board voted to cancel all six…

We start in the time period of about 1803, this is all how the notorious adventure begins. Thomas Jefferson president at the time had an interest in the Louisiana territory owned by the French so with the help of the U.S. Senate he purchases it. Which is known today as the Louisiana Purchase. After Jefferson discussed exploring the New Land beyond the “great rock mountains” he appointed his personal secretary Meriwether Lewis to voyage to the ocean. Lewis asked for help on this trip by a man…

Lewis and Clark are known for completing a harrowing journey into the unknown regions of the United States and returning with a wealth of knowledge. The expedition proved to be a valuable asset in paving the way for western expansion in the United States. Unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of Native Americans living in the West, the exploration spawned the notion of Manifest Destiny, a philosophy that American citizens were entitled to the land stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the…

She was a Native American activist and a writer, who was born at the Yankton Reservation in South Dakota. Some of her books introduced her struggles in dealing with the conflicts between the Native American heritage and the popular white culture. She founded the political organization called the National Council of American Indians. Elected as the secretary-treasurer of the Society of American Indian, she criticized the assimilation policies and lobby for the Indians’ rights to full American…

Tashunka Witko, better regarded by his anglicized name, “Crazy Horse”, was a Lakota warrior instrumental in the defeat of General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. “Tashunka Witko” directly translates to “His-Horse-Is-Crazy”, but does not ring a bell as proficiently as the name “Crazy Horse." Furthermore, this Lakota Warrior was bestowed with the name “Crazy Horse” after he displayed himself as a competent warrior, and was born with a different name: “In the Wilderness.” In fact, the…

The Lewis and Clark Expedition is most commonly known as the exploration that led to the westward expansion of the United States of America. William Clark is highly under-credited for his role as one of the two explorers on the trip with most of the credit given to Meriwether Lewis. William Clark is responsible for the making of maps along the journey, especially his master map of the West. Without the detailed maps that Clark created, there would have been a delay in westward expansion in an…