Laramie

because of the negation processes of the two treaties. Hunting is one very important aspect of the Native American culture found in most tribes throughout the United States. The treaties were different the permitting of hunting. The Lakota in the Fort Laramie Treaties were allowed to hunt only on the allotted…

States government, Sioux tribes, and American citizens all played roles in the story, which all led to the outcome of Little Bighorn. The pivotal moments that led to the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn were the signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie, the gold discovery in the Black Hills, the reunification of the Sioux, and the mistakes of Custer on June 25th, 1876. Many events took place on the way to George Custer’s defeat at Little Bighorn. One of the earliest was the signing…

People who actively involve themselves and support an event have a greater impact than those who silently watch in the back and comment without acting on their opinions. There are always distinctions between the people who are activist and are strongly committed to the event, and the people who are not directly associated with the events but claim and comment about the event without a definite approach; this defines the position of insiders and outsiders. In Beth Loffreda's "Losing Matt Shepard:…

was flooded during 1889 took several lives of miners. Up till this day, there are still 10 men buried approximately 730 feet under this memorial site. Moving on from the historical part of the site, the formation that surrounded the place was the Laramie formation that stood about 5780 feet above sea level. This formation is mainly made up of clay. On our next stop, there were visible red rocks of the Fountain formation. The same of formation that we saw on our first stop at Red Rocks Park.…

round was fired” (Paul 4). Conquering Bear was mortally wounded, when he fell the Indians began to fight back. The soldiers were fighting a losing battle, all but one soldier were killed by the Natives. Only one soldier was able to get back to Fort Laramie before he died. After the fight, Conquering Bear laid wounded, he spoke to his people, saying, “I hope you have killed them all because I love the Whites and want to go with them (Paul…

Diversity Activity Reflection Savonna Huff Forsyth Technical Community College In choosing to watch a film for the diversity activity, I chose to watch “The Laramie Project”. reporters chose to create a movie on the murder case of the homosexual college student Mathew Shepard, whom attended the university of Wyoming. The reporter who traveled to Laramie Wyoming were homosexual as well, a few of them where not sure about going because they were afraid that since Mathew Shepard was murdered for…

violence that were occurring around them. Similar to in New York City, in Laramie, Wyoming Loffreda mentions how Laramie was “a town without a gay bar or bookstore” (Loffreda 237). The immediate environment of Laramie was not welcoming to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, LGBT, citizens of Laramie. It was in Laramie that a hateful crime occurred where two men killed Matt Shepard. Before the murder the citizens of Laramie did not see their city as being unwelcoming to the LGBT citizens.…

One would think two land grant universities, both located in the central to western part of the United States would be similar. Surprisingly, that is not the case as Kansas State University and the University of Wyoming have few similarities. While K-State and UW are both exceptional colleges, with advantages and disadvantages for each school, UW outranks K-State based on the criteria of cost, academics and location. One of the most important factors analyzed in a college making decision is…

Dakota Territory regarding ownership and land rights of the Black Hills. The other source is a firsthand account from a Cheyenne woman that lived through and experienced some of the events leading up to the Great Sioux War of 1876. Source A. Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868, PBS Archives of the West This primary source is a significant factor in understanding the purpose of the conflicts. Made and concluded by representatives of the military, government, and native tribes, it formally acknowledged…

society. Beth Loffreda in her essay selection from losing Matt Shepard writes about the social issues of hate, intolerance and cultural norms that led to murder of Matt Shepard, a young gay student in Laramie, Wyoming. She also discusses how the dominating group and minor group of people in Laramie reacted. Violence is a small change in the context which influences changing identity of people through the notion of psychological splitting and creates bias self-perception in order to ignore the…