Comanche

imperial battles, and removal and resettlement created major problems for the Indians. Some disappeared, others reconstructed themselves into new tribes, and a few thrived due to the opportunities that the Western expansion provided. Analyzing the Comanches it could be concluded that they were thriving not only for their warrior skills, but for their comprehension of when to retreat and have a peaceful trade. Hyde argues that the federal government, long-term residents, and new immigrants could…

Houston spent three years with the Cherokees before another series of events began to move Houston’s life in a different direction. This shift started when Houston traveled to Washington to protest an unfair deal that had swindled the Cherokees out of valuable land. Houston’s leadership and speaking abilities were proven in Washington when he “spoke his mind to such good effect and proved his case so thoroughly that five of the agents were promptly dismissed” However, soon afterward, Houston…

The Navajo Native Americans of Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico have one of the continent’s richest and most unique cultural heritages. Their customs are the best conserved in the United States. While other folk cultures have succumbed to acculturation, the Navajo have endured. Their language provided a new means of cultural preservation through literary tradition, ensuring the survival of their folk culture while others when extinct. Foreign dangers have damaged but not destroyed their cultural…

“Ancient America and the After Death Rituals and Beliefs” In the beginning of the Americas, about thirteen thousand years ago the nomads seeking food crossed off of the great land bridge during the ending times of the Ice Age in search and follow of food. When the land bridge; being a complete mass of frozen ice; began to melt these nomads were stuck in the Americas, thus beginning the evolution and adaptation process over thousands of years. These nomads adapted and evolved eventually…

What is DACA? DACA is known as the Deferred Act of Childhood arrival that has helped many immigrants go to school, find a job, and live the American Dream. DACA (the Dream Act) should not be repealed because, even though some people believe that “dreamers” are a drain on the US economy, this act has helped over 800,000 people, everyone in this country deserves a chance at a good education whether they are a citizen or not, “dreamers” have lived their whole lives in this country, and repealing it…

The Impact of the Horse When the domestication of animals originated, the main purpose was food production. With an ever changing world environment, having a herd could be the difference between life and death. As time passed, however, the human species began to realize the folly in their ways. Not only could animals be raised for food, they could be raised for other useful byproducts: milk, clothes, and many other products necessary to life. Inevitably, the need for animals that were more…

The Language of the Storytellers: A look at the Symbolic and Form Language of North American Indigenous Representational Art Introduction In 1987, James Keyser proposes that “some ledger drawings done after 1870 … obtain the original artists’ interpretations … The result is a series of drawings that serve as a ‘Rosetta Stone’, (Keyser 1987, 43).” He follows this description with the possibilities of the usages, and its impact of the inclusion of ethnographic sources as the visual/ verbal…

But rather than keep the fort up to serve its purpose, the Americans began to imprison Native American tribes and its people. These tribes consisted of Seminole Indians, Comanche Indians, Apache Indians, and Cheyenne Indians. One of the most important figures imprisoned within the fort was Osceola, chief leader of the Seminole Indians. After refusing and allegedly stabbing the treaty brought forth by United States agent Wiley…

to get her revenge by thinking of a plan to actually get Chaney back. She gained tons of good information that she needed to make the decision of how to seek revenge from the Sheriff saying, "Bill Walters is the best tracker. He is a half-breed Comanche and it is something to…

spawned the many who walked among it. An estimated 562 different Native American tribes covered this new world, but they did not control it. Instead, they let the world control them. I am Nathan Witt. My grandfather is JW Witt, a proud member of the Comanche tribe. This tribe was one of many which is credited with altering our perspective of agriculture for generations. Native Americans are often associated with the idea of a ruthless brute, but in actuality, without them, agriculture as we…