Modoc

Our country has a history of fighting wars, creating conflicts, and devastating relations once held throughout the world. We learn about these events because they have played and continue playing important roles in society; but what about the events that the United States has been involved with, that may not have been important to the world, but was important to a certain race of people who ultimately got their freedom taken away from them. The race we never largely learned about in school, and…

However, when a band of Modocs kill some settlers, Captain Jack doesn’t turn them in. He kills General Canby under pressure from this band who then betrays Captain Jack by helping the Army find him. Captain Jack is hung. Manuelito (Navajo chief) tries to maintain peace with the…

deer) and the women wore dresses made from deer, elk, or bear skin. In the warmer months the women wore blouses and deerskin skirts and the men did not wear much, even hunting naked sometimes! Their enemies were the neighboring indian tribes Wintun, Modoc, and Achomawi. You would go to war if one of the other tribes has killed or attacked one of your tribe mates to have…

Us eighth graders should to go to Lava Beds National Monument. It'll be an excellent learning experience for us. We can learn about science and nature to history and culture. Lava Beds National Monument has a lot of activities us students can learn from. Some students say they learn better with hand on activities. Others say they learn better outside of the classroom. So, read this and think about letting us go to Lava Bed National Monument. On, Lava Beds National Monument (U.S. National…

state of California paid out one million dollars respectively – revenue from the gold fields—to those who hunted Indians.” [3]. Native Indians were treated inhumanly. Some native tribes were trick into treaties. For example, “In the northwest the Modoc were tricked into a cold blooded ambush after accepting an invitation to a peace-making feast.” [4]. This is one of the many ways settlers used with an intention of gathering as many tribes to kill them. Once word got around to other tribes many…

their way that needed to be transferred. In the case of Captain Jack’s tribe, the government decided they should move north to a reservation in Oregon where each family would have everything that they needed. The result of this was placing these Modocs in the Klamath’s territory where their supplies were stolen by the Klamaths (221). This example shows the government made promises, but did not make sure they were strong and could be carried out in a successful manner. Alternatively to finding…

Zazil Ha, Matoaka, Sacagawea, and Toby “Winema” Riddle are all portrayed much differently than Malinalli, but why is she viewed negatively for doing similar things? Each of these women helped foreigners by mediating between their own native peoples and the foreigners that would later bring destruction to them. Why then, would Malinalli Tenepal be the only one portrayed in a negative limelight? Zazil Ha (1519) was a Mayan who chose a Spaniard as her husband. Although her husband completely…

I chose my states location based off a place I think has a lot of natural beauty and also a lot of history. I broke down the questions given to me and also added in some of my own, I answered them all individually to try and illustrate the full functionality of my conceptual state and its capitol. To give a general idea of where my state is located, it is on the west coast and is the northern part of California and also includes the southern portion of Oregon. I have included a map with the…

Many people hike to the summit, others go on shorter walks, go skiing, or camping in the surrounding area. However, others feel drawn to the mountain and feel that it is a sacred place that holds power. Several Indian tribes including the Shasta, Modoc, Karuk, Klamath, Wintu, and Yana tribes revere the mountain. The Native Americans have felt it is a sacred place and they were the first humans to inhabit the area; artifacts have been found in the region that date up to 9,000 years old. Native…

On July 16, 1978, in the small lumber town of Yreka, California, a long weekend of partying led to the arrest and conviction of five friends. Patrick "Hooty" Croy, along with a few friends, decided to stop at a Sports and Spirits liquor store after partying to pick up beer before going hunting deer. After an altercation between Croy and the clerk and "looting" by his friends, the police were called. They fled and a police chase ensued, during the police chase, Croy and friends shot at police. At…