Elk

When people think about the first people in America, they might think of Christopher Columbus or the European colonists; when, in fact, the first people were the Native Americans. Cherokee legend says that the Cherokee came from the far away northwest. Centuries ago, some people probably did come from Siberia. Some moved further south and became known as the Indians of South America. Many stayed in North America. The Cherokee Indians had lived in the lands of what is now the United States for…

Before Oprah Winfrey was born, her mom’s sister, Ida, decided to name her Orpah. Her name was found in a famous book called the Bible. The hospital Winfrey was born in spelled her name wrong on the birth certificate. When Oprah Winfrey was a young child, her Grandmother always encouraged her to be the best she could be. Winfrey’s grandmother had always read her different bible passages. One day, Winfrey decided to start memorizing scriptures with confidence. At the Kosciusko’s Baptist…

to a protease isoform, which is abnormal and insoluble (Mathiason et al 2006). The disease was first seen in Colorado captive deer in 1967 (Williams and Young 1980). It is exhibited in several ungulates specifically in family Cervidae such as deer, elk (Williams 2005) and moose (Baeten et al 2007). Geographical distribution of CWD spans in 2 provinces in Canada and in 14 states (Mathiason 2006). The disease does not solely and selectively affect one age and sex group nor is season specific…

Hunting over the years has lost its purpose of for food to a trophy. Hunting has caused pain and suffrage to animals of all kinds. For animals that are close knit and mate for life hunting has caused devastation to their entire community. Could you imagine losing a member of your family multiple times a year? Even if the animal isn’t killed on spot it is injured and would die from infection. Hunters will always have the upper hand because they are killing with weapons they cannot outrun. Hunters…

or speared. Moose, rabbits, fish, and water birds were also important foods. Dogrib hunters used bows and arrows, spears, snares, deadfalls and harpoons. Fishermen use nets and basket traps. They hunted Mountain goats and sheep, deer, moose, bear, elk and fish. They used natural resources such as red cedar trees, the forests, mountains, and rivers. Sledgehammers for splitting wood were made out of stone. In war, Dogrib men used their bows or fought with war clubs. Today, Dogrib tribes have their…

women in hiding, and chased down the rest of the nonfighting men and gunned them down. As the cavalry chased down the ones who had fled, the artillery units opened up with two Hotchkiss mounted guns, aimed at the encampment. A man by the name of Black Elk who would later give his account at The Battle of The Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee in the book authored by John Gneisenau Neihardt, gives a description of what happened when the soldiers opened fire. He breaks down the event after the first…

When you think of a Temperate biome what do you think? A temperate biome is a woodland which contains a large variety of trees and plants but is not as dense as a tropical rain forest. The climate of a temperate forest is mainly humid and receives heavy rainfall year round. The temperate forest is a combination of abiotic and biotic . This type of forest has lakes and streams which make part of the ecosystem,a biological community, abiotic or non-living natural made substances . However, most…

• Goats. • Cattle. • Deer. • Elk. • Pigs. • Dogs. Less commonly, the bacteria can enter the body through a skin wound or inhalation. People at risk for this type of infection include: • Lab workers. • Slaughterhouse or meat packing plant workers. • Veterinarians. • Hunters…

The Achumawi was a group of Indians located in the northeast corner of California. It was estimated in 1770 that there were 3,000 Achumawi but the estimate included the Atsugewi who happen to be great friends with Achumawi but are a different tribe entirely. Later on, in the 1910 Census, there is only about 1,000 Achumawi. Achumawi means River people. They were also called Pit River People because of their hunting habits of digging pits to trap deer. The Achumawi spoke the Palaihnihan Language…

however, humans were suddenly susceptible to illness, death, and the vices. The four animals that can be found throughout the piece represent the medieval idea of the four temperaments. The four animals correlated with the following temperaments: the elk is melancholic, the cat choleric, the ox phlegmatic and the rabbit sanguine. The first temperament is choleric which is described as unstable extraverts who exhibit behaviors such as impulsiveness and moodiness. They are also very active…