Nez Perce

This book is about 400 year’s history of the relations between European and American indigenous people. Since the book is only 236 pages long, the reading experience is not pleasant but relaxed. After finishing reading, I think I will recommend this book to other people, because it is a really organized book for people who is not familiar with the history of the European and American indigenous people. The primary function of this book is to bring the demonic history to the public and criticism…

It’s bad enough if they were denied citizenship if they were actually immigrants. However, it’s worse because they have lived there even before Anglo-Americans settled in American soil. In his speech, Chief Joseph of Nez Percé entreated, “ Treat all men alike…Give them the same law…Let me be a free man—free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to…think and talk and act for myself” (Foner 611). Chief Joseph’s point is clear and simple…

Custer’s military detachment was all but obliterated. In response, the government moved the sacred Black Hills outside of the tribal boundary, making it vulnerable to white settlement. Along with the loss of sacred land, Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce, was forced to surrender in 1877 before his people could escape to Canada. The Natives, morally wounded and devastated at the loss of sacred land, grew weary of…

were promised justice but repeatedly ended up being impacted negatively by something they perceived as positive. They were clearly taken advantage of and were completely deceived. After so many false hopes, trust was lost. Chief Joseph who led the Nez Percé claimed that he heard talk and talk from plenty of U.S. officials yet nothing was being done…

not care about their heritage and story. All the white men wanted was their land for colonizing, economic advancement, and hunting big game. No one knew the truth about how bad the whites were oppressing the Native Americans. Yellow Wolf of the Nez Percés said, “The Whiles told only one side. Told it to please themselves. Told much that is not true. Only his best deeds, only the worst deeds of the Indians, has the white man told.” (316) He understood that the white men had the newspapers…

“Let me be a free man. Free to travel. Free to stop. Free to work. Free to think and talk and act for myself” - Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe Johnson v. McIntosh. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia. Worcester v. Georgia. The "Marshall Trilogy. In these three cases, the United States Supreme Court established the doctrinal basis for interpreting federal Native law and defined tribal sovereignty. In the first of three landmark court cases, Johnson v. McIntosh, the court ruled that Native…

After being admitted to the Union in 1890 as the 43rd people, more than 1,293,953 people now live in Idaho. Idaho is nicknamed the Gem State because of its beauty. In Idaho, they many gorgeous places you can visit. One major attraction is Sun Valley located on Idaho’s splendid mountains where many Native Americans once climbed. Many famous Americans who have helped made America a better place have come from Idaho such as Moses Alexander and Ezra Pound. Idaho’s motto is “Esto Perpetua” meaning,…

Chief Joseph expresses, “I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals” (131). Recognizing the casualties him and his people face, Chief Joseph realizes that the white men have stripped the Nez Perce from the opportunity to succeed in America. “Let me be a free man- free to… work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to think and talk and act for myself” (Chief…

especially, was a “man of no particular merit” according to Lewis (Malone et al 34). The men were all forced to get along for the good of the journey. At one point in the expedition, Lewis chose to ignore multiple warnings from the Flatheads and Nez Perce and “makes camp with a band of Blackfeet” (Malone et al 39). This mistake led to the death of multiple members of the Blackfeet tribe. That being said, the men also formed valuable relationships with other tribes. Maximilian had similar…

students, along with their families. Leonhardy teaches at an alternative school, and most of these students and families have very complex and dark variables in their daily lives. Leonhardy tries to draw on various cultural experiences with the Nez Perce tribe and the movie Schindler's List to bring in lessons of racism and dehumanizing in hopes of enlightening his students on how to better interact with different people. Leonhardy has become increasingly frustrated with…