Nez Perce tribe

establishing new, and true, “Indian schools,” and, what is arguably the most noteworthy, dividing considerably large Native American territories and reservations. The final article," Chief Joseph Speaks, Selected Statements and Speeches, by the Nez Percé Chief" was a variety of selected speeches, as suggested in the title, from Chief Joseph. It gives insight into what he must have been feeling and provides the reader with yet another mental depiction of the struggles they/he went through. He…

There were six goals associated with the Dawes Allotment Act and the transitions from tribal reserves to individual locations upon reservations. These goals were breaking up Native American Tribes as a social unit, encouraging individuality among Native Americans, further the progress of native farmers, reducing the cost of Native American administration, securing parts of the reservations as Native American lands, and opening the remainder…

M1 EQ: What is deculturalization? How does it function historically and in the present? When a student learns about America’s history, they learn about how America came to be and the struggles our country faced. I learned about some struggles but throughout this module, my eyes were opened to the unsettling way America came to be. When the settlers came to America, they were faced with a level of uncertainty but felt that it was their duty to bring civilization to the Western world (Spring,…

that measured about a thousand miles on each side, containing mountains, plateaus, deserts, and plains where the Indians, buffalo, horse, prairie dog and coyote lived. The Clash of Cultures on the Plains (Pg. 513) In what ways had Native-American tribes competed with each other for control of land and resources even before the arrival of the Whites? In what ways did the arrival of Whites change and weaken the dominance of Indians in the Plains? Migration, conflict, and cultural change…

The Dam Problem with the Decline of Pacific Northwest Salmon For generations upon generations, native Salmon have played a crucial part in the culture of the Pacific Northwest. Native American culture has been influenced and built around salmon. Today, salmon populations are at an all-time low and populations are still plummeting. Many subspecies have gone extinct. Throughout the next several pages, I am going to explore what salmon are, how they have been used, what led to their decline, what…