Hidatsa

American Indian Paper Review I have chosen to write about the amazing and incredible American Indian art work of Dennis R. Fox Jr. and the Buffalo Hide Painting. The artist Dennis R. Fox Jr is a member of three-affiliated tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation of North Dakota. Dennis R Fox Jr. has American Indian paintings and artwork prominently displayed at Lewis & Clark University and Montello – Peabody native Indian hall of the Thomas Jefferson…

traders. The Mandan people had their own language, culture, roles, and trade. The Mandan people were native to North Dakota and their language was Siouan (Source D). The Mandan tribes did not understand other Native American languages including Hidatsa and Arikara, so that made trading difficult (Source A). Instead of verbally communicating, the Mandans used sign language to make trade easier with both other tribes and white explorers, such as Lewis and Clark (Source B). The Mandan…

expedition than her husband. “If it weren’t for Sacagawea, I’m sure the captains would have sent Charbonneau back to the Mandan Village… .” (Smith 104) Sacagawea was a young Shoshone Indian girl who was captured from her village by the Mandan/Hidatsa indians when she was twelve years old. (The Biography 1) She was then sold to a French fur trader named Toussaint Charbonneau. He later made Sacagawea his wife. She had a baby named Jean Baptiste Charbonneau.(The Biography 1) She had a second…

friends with the Indians. President Jefferson gave us instructions to travel along the Missouri River and find a waterway to the Pacific. Our expedition started out on the 4th of July in 1804. As we explored, we came across villages of the Mandan and Hidatsas Indians. This is where we met Sacagawea, she was a very helpful guide as she joined us in our exploration to find the pacific. After the awful winter, we were able to continue our journey westward. We started to lose resources and getting…

She had a very adventurous early life. Sacagawea was born in a Native American tribe called the Shoshone in 1788. Her village was in the Lemhi River Valley. At age 12, Sacagawea and other girls from her tribe were taken captives by a group of Hidatsa. Sacagawea was captured and forced to become a slave in a different tribe of Native Americans. “A Quebecer trader named Toussaint Charbonneau married Sacagawea when she was 13.” (http://www.biography.com/people/sacagawea-9468731). Sacagawea…

older. Sacagawea’s father was the head or leader of the Shoshone tribe. By the age 13 or 14 she would have married a fellow Shoshone but never did because one thing happened that changed her life for forever. That one thing was being kidnapped by Hidatsa warriors. On February 11, 1805, Sacagawea went…

In 1804 two men, under Jefferson’s orders, set out to find more scientific and political information about the western side of North America. They suffered harsh conditions, but luckily only one man died. On their journey they met a young Indian woman, Sacagawea, and her husband, who became their translators and friends. Along the way they also met many other Indians and learned about their cultures and traditions. Then later, they taught other Native Americans about the plants, rivers, animals,…

The ultimate goal of Indian Boarding Schools was to assimilate Native American children into the “white” culture. The famous saying of “kill the Indian, save the man” seemed to be used as the motto for these Indian Boarding Schools. As stated in the book “The boarding school ‘was the institutional manifestation of the government’s determination to completely restructure the Indians’ minds and personalities.’” A superintendent stated the purpose of their school was to “change them forever.”…

symbolizes U.S culture and female strength. Daughter of a Shoshone chief, Sacagawea was born in 1788 in Lemhi County, Idaho. Unfortunately most of her early years remains a mystery. At the young age of twelve she was captured by and enemy tribe, Hidatsa. After her capturing she was sold to a french Canadian trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau, who forced her to be one of his wives. Sacagawea and her husband lived in the upper Missouri river area, also known as present day…

Idaho. She was the daughter of a chief of a tribe named Shoshone. When she was 12, she was captured by an enemy tribe during a war and sold to a French Canadian trapper. He later made her his wife. Sacagawea and her husband lived along side with the Hidatsa and the Mandan tribe in the upper part of the Missouri…