Lakota people

They even helped to provide clothes to settlers in the 1840s. Concurrently, epidemics, most notably tuberculosis, were taking a toll on their population as a result of the influx of white people. In 1855, the tribe ceded several million acres of land but kept over 8 million acres for a reservation in a treaty. Non-Native miners and other trespassers ignored the restrictions and moved in anyway, triggering a crisis among the Natives over the…

includes a chapter called “Distances”; the story begins in an apocalyptic alternate reality where an illness killed all European settlers—the Native American survivors resemble the “Skins”, and the “Urbans” lived in cities (Urbans symbolizing white people). The world outside reservations remains desolate and barren, and the Tribal Council desires to burn/kill any item /person relating to the Urbans. In the chapter, Alexie initially states, “the Tribal Council decided it’s a white man’s disease…

of the Ancestral Puebloans. They refer to the Ancestral Puebloans as Hisatsinom, which means “people of the past.” (Digging for the Truth series) The people of the Hopi Tribes believe Ancestral Puebloans simply migrated to other lands. At several of the sites visited, a spiral could be seen carved into the walls of the stone homes. Hopi Elders say this is a symbol of migration known to their people. (Digging for the Truth series) When it was time to move on to another land, this symbol…

relationships among the Metis, Aborigines, Euro-Canadians and European settlers in western Canada. In the long run, the Aboriginal people suffered great marginalization. The 1885 Resistance brought difficulties to the Metis and First Nation inhabitants in Manitoba while enhancing the short term economic benefits of the Euro-Canadians. Due to the fear of the non-Aboriginal people in the North-West territories that the war might extend outside Batoche region, they were overcome with mass…

they are packing up their lodges and moving. A majority of Pretty-Shields stories came about when the buffalo were abundant, according to her that was the time when her people were the happiest. Nevertheless, Linderman made attempts to get stories about her people’s present condition, “When the buffalo went away, the hearts of my people fell to the ground, and they could not lift their hearts again. After this, nothing happened…. You saw what happened to us when the buffalo went away.”…

presents the voice of the tribal folklore. The legends and myths presented in this segment may or may not be completely true, but they are a way for the Kiowa people to describe the nature of the world around them. This is seen throughout…

In 1889, President Harrison’s government promulgated a new Indian policy that came with some radical changes. It declared that families were to live on 320-acre individual allotments instead of residing in multifamily camps or villages; they were to support themselves by agriculture and instructed by Euro-American Farmers; and lastly, children were to be sent to boarding schools. The boarding school's primary purpose was to cut off the children from their Indian heritage and make them speak…

One way the Government destroyed the Native American culture was the killing of Buffalos on tribal hunting lands. Settlers killed the buffalos that the Native Americans had been using for a source of food, clothing, and shelter their whole life. The mass slaughter of buffalo drastically impacted their lives, the lack of abundance of buffalo meant the Native Americans couldn't count on their main food source to be available. According to PBS, Buffalo Bill Cody, an avid hunter durning the time,…

the settlers came until they were transferred to reserves in 1864. The Sioux spoke a variety of languages, including Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux and Siouan. The Sioux were controlled by the Chiefs who were respected warriors and leaders. The people of the Sioux also looked up to their elders too. Elders were old and experienced and were consulted a lot they were also the village's story tellers. Each village had a village council who elected the chiefs. The Sioux were fierce fighters and…

Donner party The Donner party happens in 1847 in Springfield, California.The Donner party was led by George Donner sixty years old man. This is why it's called the Donner party because it was led by George Donner party. there a lake called Donner lake. The trek had been organized by James Reed. There were 90 emigrants that left Springfield to head west. One of the ending causes for the Donner party they were blocked by snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Which caused them to resorted…