Nez Perce

Opponents claim that by taking a stand a lot of suffering can happen. Chief Joseph, the leader of the Nez Perce people, fought against whites to keep their land. His people fought many battles for what they thought was right. In his speech “On Surrender,” he says “Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead, Tu-hul-hil-sote is dead. The old men are all dead…

during a friendly horse race, and shoot Navajos who protest, the Navajos go to war with the soldiers. Manuelito is the last chief to surrender. The government allows him and his people to return to a small portion of their old land. Young Josephis (Nez−Percé chief) tries to be peacefull but fights after some of his warriors kill settlers. The military overpowers him and he surrenders. He and most of the others are sent to Indian Territory, where he dies of a broken heart—according to the agency…

they act. The inaccuracy that is depicted by these mascots is one of the biggest problems natives have with the use of it. “Including some Seminole people. They say the mascot looks like a Lakota who got lost in an Apache dressing room riding a Nez Perce horse”(Spindel 16). This is just one example of why American Indians are offended by mascot’s depictions of them even though the Seminoles chief has a good relationship with Florida State. While Indians are offended by this it is worth noting…

After a war that divided the nation into two and claimed the lives of thousands of men, the country was devastated. The relations between the North and South had crumbled, causing the country to desperately need reunification. Many changes were made in American society after the Civil War in an attempt to reunify the United States and improve the country as a whole; however, these changes were primarily detrimental to society. These changes developed across eras in American history, including…

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…

After a war that divided the nation into two and claimed the lives of thousands of men, the country was devastated. The relations between the North and South had crumbled, causing the country to desperately need reunification. Many changes were made in American society from the end of the Civil War to the turn of the century in an attempt to reunify the United States and improve the country as a whole; however, these changes were primarily detrimental to society. These changes developed across…

We start in the time period of about 1803, this is all how the notorious adventure begins. Thomas Jefferson president at the time had an interest in the Louisiana territory owned by the French so with the help of the U.S. Senate he purchases it. Which is known today as the Louisiana Purchase. After Jefferson discussed exploring the New Land beyond the “great rock mountains” he appointed his personal secretary Meriwether Lewis to voyage to the ocean. Lewis asked for help on this trip by a man…

During the nineteenth century, the United States expanded westward at a dramatic pace leading to conflict with American Indians and pushing them away from the Atlantic Ocean. Americans wanted to boost their economy to build more industries, so they passed acts and laws to push Natives out of the settlements to make way for the immigrants. The European immigrants were knowledgeable and had more experience working than the Indians. Indians lived their own lives, and did not contributed much to the…

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,…

Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution (Pg. 511) How can the land known as the “Great West” be characterized following the Civil War? The “Great West” was a rough square 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…