North Dakota

The village structure and welcoming society of the Mandan and Hidatsa fascinated European and American explorers who traveled the Northern Plains. These men documented their experiences in travel journals and artistic depictions that defied the popular image Western America. Although these paintings are masterpieces of American art, they often omit or subordinate the heart of Mandan and Hidatsa society: women. The placement and role of women in the art of George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, and Fredrick…

Abstract: This study examines the interplay between history, memory and trauma in Native American literature, which thematizes Colonization. Louise Erdrich is among the descendants who write novels that highlight familial and generational issues of memory and trauma. The manner in which Erdrich present the effects of memory and trauma mirrors the way psychologist Judith Herman working in the field of memory and therapy describe transgenerational trauma. This paper highlights the descendants of…

The Civil War and its aftermath had great impacts on Native American tribes all across the country. At the start of the war, many tribes had decided to join the Confederacy, mostly because some of their tribe members had owned slaves. Since they were apart of the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy had decided to pay all of the annuities that the Government of the United States had provided. After the Civil War, the tribes that were apart of the Confederacy were severely punished. The…

Current Event #2 Summary The COO of the Britannica, Vineet Whig (47), committed suicide with leaving a note behind. The note indicated that Whig did not have any choice other than killing himself and that he does not leave any of the responsibility or blame to his family. Before committing suicide, Whig’s family did not find any suspicious behavior from him, other than returning late from work. After hearing Whig’s death, his father received a heart attack. Relevant Terms Major depressive…

The Trials The captured Dakota were being charged with “participation in the murders, outrages, and robberies…particularly in the battles at the Fort, New Ulm, Birch Coulee, and Wood Lake” (Oehler, pg. 206). The ensuing trials were conducted with an arraignment and a confession of being at one of the battles. The Dakota had believed the confession would make them prisoners of war – not guilty of murder. Once the commission became acquainted with the details of the various battles, a…

Other languages spoken in India come from the Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families. India has no national language. Hindi, with the largest number of speakers, is the official language of the government. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a "subsidiary official language"; it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. Each state and union territory has one or more official languages, and the constitution…

The Effects of the French and Indian War During the 1754-63 the French and Indian War significantly altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. Political of effects the war included Britain 's disbandment of the salutary neglect policy. Economics is how the economy was doing and if the money was doing good in the region. During the and after the war the economy was chaotic and had an enormous debt that needed to be payed. Finally, an…

As the U.S. tries to build democracy in Iraq, it is apparent the difficulties are numerous. The U.S. cannot free a country from an oppressive government and dictatorship oversee an election and walk away believing that democracy has won the day. In March of 2003 the U.S. along with other coalition forces invaded Iraq. In less than a month, Bagdad fell, after 24 years of brutal dictatorship which included corruption, intolerance and fear, Sadaam Hussein along with the Ba’athist government…

Kim Jong-Il North Korea remains a mystery to the rest of the world. It holds its matters private, works in ways that confuse outsiders, and threatens those who question them. It has spent decades creating a way of life that raises curiosities and appalls outsiders through its violence and inhumane treatment of citizens. North Korea, however, accelerated its destructive path when Kim Jong-Il inherited leadership. In fact, Kim Jong-Il’s leadership brought North Korea to ruins.…

century, there were upheavals throughout Britain from religious changes. Many wanted to break away from the wandering poor and escape the persecution that come with rejecting the European church. Those who rejected the church, mainly Puritans, fled to North America and formed their own colony. With this new colony that the claimed as their own they were able to promote their beliefs, such as there was only predestination and life were run by the Bible. They also had the view as that their colony…