Sioux County

The monument is a tribute to a Native American war hero. He is known for fighting the battle against George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Big Horn (http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/05/us/crazy-horse-memorial/). Crazy horse was a member of the Teton Sioux tribe; he was an Oglala Lakota warrior: who was pointing into the distance riding a horse. The sculpture was carved out of the Thunderhead Mountain on what is scared land according to some of the Oglala Lakota tribe. It measures 641 feet wide…

Yellowstone Valley and the Great Flood To begin, the Yellowstone Valley and the great flood myth is drawn out by a older man of the area whom was being interviewed by a journalist. According to the tale, Yellowstone Valley survived the great flood by learning from the action of the greedy men who were taking the tribe's land, animals, and resources. The tribe peacefully dealt with the men and let them do their actions. Then the rains began. It began pouring and pouring, it was sent by the gods…

am going to talk about Sitting Bull. Born in 1831 in South Dakota and died on December the 15th of the year 1890 in Standing Rock Indian Reserve, sitting bull is a tribal chief and physician of the Lakotas Hunkpapas (Sioux). Sitting Bull gained the title of "holy man sioux", or "wičháša wakȟáŋ". His holy man's responsibilities were mainly the understanding of complex religious rituals and the management of Sioux's belief . He is one of the leading Native Americans resisting the US military…

The buffalo played an important role in the life of the Crow tribe, whether it be for a source of food or for the reason they are packing up their lodges and moving. A majority of Pretty-Shields stories came about when the buffalo were abundant, according to her that was the time when her people were the happiest. Nevertheless, Linderman made attempts to get stories about her people’s present condition, “When the buffalo went away, the hearts of my people fell to the ground, and they could not…

“We do not want riches. We want peace and love,” said Oglala Sioux Chief Red Cloud. Many people, such as Chief Red Cloud, have stood up for their beliefs. In taking a stand, one represents a cause or opinion through their words and actions. Protesting, rebelling, and fighting are all examples of taking a stand. Chief Red Cloud of the Oglala Sioux took a stand in history when he refused to give up his tribe’s land, proving the strength of the Native Americans and creating opportunities for better…

The spiritual dance that Wovoka stressed upon would be performed with hundreds of people in attendance. The people would gather in a large circle in a space that was cleared of all grass and obstructions on the reservation. Sheets would then be placed around them. A freshly cut sapling would be placed in the center of the circle to le praised as the prayer tree. The sapling would be decorated with a multicolored cloth or occasionally a miniature American lag. Wovoka, dressed in a white man’s…

that I would not think about on a daily basis outside of school. Our lessons made me think in new ways about different concepts. The two things that made me most interested were learning about the Dakota Access Pipeline involving the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the requirements for voting for the President of the United States. DAPL made me more aware of our environment and realize how one thing could drastically affect so many areas of our world. It also made me see that there are many cons…

"A Man Called Horse" is a very interesting story. This story shows how a man can become changed, and in this story, that man is named Horse. This man was held captive, he metaphorically became a horse, and in the end, became a man again. I know it sounds confusing now, but you'll understand further in the story. Horse, in 1845,had left Boston. He left for certain reasons. He figured that if he left he could find equality. Meaning he wanted people to be no more or less than he was. He…

There were also many atrocities committed during the massacres of the Arapaho and Cheyenne Indian tribes. The U.S. army felt that the Native Americans were inferior so they brutally hunted down innocent plains Indians like animals. Suspicion and hostility, stemming from technological and cultural differences as well as mutual feelings of superiority, destroyed relations between Native Americans and whites in North America. Distrust among the Indians, and nationalistic rivalries, bad faith, and…

Black Elk and Red Crow ride back to camp in Pine Ridge, each with a baby he saved from the battleground. The site at Pine Ridge is vacant, the Indians having bolted away. While eating some food that the fugitive Indians left they are shot at. Black Elk says that he desires he had died right then and there with remains of the Indian meat in his mouth. They leave camp to search for their people. Black Elk's mother is joyful she assumed he was dead. Black Elk wants to seek revenge for the…