Great Plains

Hidden away in South Dakota lies the forgotten Indigenous people of The Pine Ridge Reservation. The Pine Ridge reservation was established in 1878. It is the second largest reservation in the United States, bigger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined. The reservation is about 2.7 million acres but only half of it belongs to the Lakota people, it is the home to about 28,000 to 40,000 people in Lakota and Sioux tribes. According to an demographics article, 35 percent of the population is under…

Vermont’s land began to weaken because of the intense deforestation in order to make room for vast merino wool farms and increasing numbers of crop farms after 1811. With the growing realization of land deterioration, Vermonters started to worry about Vermont’s land becoming unsupportive, which could cause economic decline. The decline in soil quality was drastic, which led to the decline in the number of farm animals the land could support. Vermonters had no idea how drastically they were…

Binghamton’s Carnegie Library nestles snugly in the shadows of city hall and the Security Mutual building on Exchange Street. Although no longer in use, the ‘old library’ (as the residents refer to it) stands as a reminder of Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy, as well as the city’s former glory. The building’s architecture is entirely Classical, utilising Greek and Roman traditions to create an inviting exterior for the city’s library. The library’s Grecian influence is obvious at first glance, as…

The Dust Bowl was a drought that strickened the Southern PLains region of the united states.They suffered from severe dust storms that had severe high winds. The choking dust swept the region from Texas to Nebraska. Many people were killed from this tragic disaster. The Dust Bowl also killed the livestock and it had also failed crops across the entire region. This disaster drove many families on a desperate migration for search of work and better living conditions. Roughly 7,000 people died due…

In this T.E.K, we will cover information about the Native Tribes that lived in the Gulf Coastal and Central Plains. We will also go over the housing that they had and the modifications they had to make to live in their set areas. For all the Glossary words for the T.E.K continue reading until you get to the Glossary. In the Gulf Coastal plains, there were two different Native American Tribes: the Karankawa and the Coahuiltecan. Karankawa: The Karankawa were a Native American Tribe that lived…

David Hillis is an evolutionary biologist just outside of Austin Texas. From around 10 to 15 years ago, and up until now, Dr. Hillis began researching the evolutionary history of the Texas longhorn. The Texas longhorn is found all over Texas- becoming both a symbol of the state and a mascot. The cattle have evolved to grow horns that can pass 7 feet across. Dr. Hillis found that in addition to their massive horns, the Texas longhorns also have an unusual history. The Texas longhorn was…

Recently we moved to Alaska because our school in Kansas was destroyed. It had a huge termite problem and tore down all the walls and main structure. Alaska was the only other place available besides Russia, but it is more fun in Alaska. Everybody else thought we’re bad luck so we had to move to Alaska. Alaska is a wonderful place to be. There are many good things about moving to Alaska. Whenever we have activity period or free time we could have as many snowball fights as we want. We can also…

The Black Blizzard Mom was cooking breakfast, I could just smell the eggs and bacon. so I got out of bed and headed downstairs to eat breakfast. When I got downstairs I went into the kitchen, I told mom hi and then sat down to eat breakfast. A few minutes later Erica came down and sat at the table with us. When I was done I put my plate in the sink and headed outside to the barn. I like to sit with the animals and talk to them. There like my best friends because we live in the country in…

Buffalo’s are extraordinary animals, they used to hunted by Native americans, but then after everything that happened then and now; their are still buffalo, but they are protected and are in places that take in protected animals and takes care of them. Buffalo are also called “ Bison” . They are very large animals and they are mammals. Males are slightly larger than females. Buffalo’s have hooves that are slightly larger than horses hooves. They are herbivores which means they eat grass and…

The Sioux are a tribe of Native Americans that used to live in the states Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska, but thanks to the government now they live mostly in South Dakota. They are divided into three groups based on language. There are the groups that speak Nakota which are the Yankton and the Yanktonai. They live mostly in the states North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa. The groups that speak Lakota are the Sans Arc, the Teton, the Oglala, the Two…