Sioux County

Chief Little Raven was born in about 1810 on the Plains of Nebraska, probably near the Platte River. Chief Little Raven, or Houusoo, which means “young raven”. Houusoo grew up to be a very influential man. He brought peace to many nations in his world. He welcomed white people during the Gold Rush. Houusoo was a very powerful man both in Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and almost anywhere else he traveled. Young Raven was widely known for his superior speaking skills, as well as his…

The article “Black Elk Speaks” addresses many problems that the “Wasichus” did to change the way the native americans lived and carried on as a culture. “Black Elk” is discussing his story to John Neihardt and John is using his evaluation skills to simply for future readers. “Black Elk” is telling the stories of how the “Wasichus” building their roads drastically changed the way of living for the native american way of life. He relies on his emotions “pathos” to spread views on what the…

Sitting bull was destined to be the almighty chief of the fierce Lakota tribe at a young age. “He had been divinely chosen to lead and protect his people, and established himself in this role while still a young man.” (Sitting Bull (Hunkpapa Sioux) 1). Sitting bull knew even before he was a man that he would have to lead a great nation through adversity, and was ready to take on anything fist first. This showed strong leadership at a young age. Sitting bull was known as a non-peaceful man from…

Indians facing persecution turn to Native American religion and practice traditional sacred ceremonies in order to escape the reality of the psychological and physical mistreatment they face within American society. Mary Crow Dog was a Sioux Indian of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. (Pg.5) As a child Crow Dog attended the St. Francis boarding school where Indian children were forced to assimilate and faced with punishment if they disobeyed. (Pg.4) Crow Dog became involved with the…

pipeline is a pipeline that is being built to transfer crude oil fro North Dakota to Illinois. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe, whose reservation is directly affected by the pipeline in North and South Dakota, has been opposed to it since 2014, when they learned about the plans. The pipeline is designed to go under the Missouri River, which is the primary source of drinking water for the Sioux, who argue that not only does this put their water in danger and further contribute to man-inflicted…

In The Lone Ranger and Tonto and “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel” by Sherman Alexie, reservation realism is portrayed through continuous references of Native American conflict. In The Lone Ranger and Tonto, Thomas-Builds-the-Fire was arrested for detaining the reservation postmaster, Eve Ford. Several years later, the case goes to trial and the Bureau of Indian affairs grants Thomas an opportunity to give his testimony. During the trial, Alexie mentions Eve Ford sitting among the…

white with red streaks of lightning, red with straight back lines of lightning, and yellow streaked with black lightning signified the various colors of the four quarters and six grandfathers. These two cultural practices by the Efiks people and the Sioux people was one that I chose to talk about because even though they vary in geographical location, their cultural practice tend to showcase striking…

and the European Americans thought of being superior. It causes cultural issues that led to Reservation Systems which the U.S. Government forced Native Americans tribes to live in certain areas. This act caused rebellious plans such as the Dakota Sioux Uprising of 1862, the Dawes Act of 1887 and Geronimo. Another major conflict were the issues with land, trade, medicine and cultural differences such as the Ghost Dance, even though some Natives accepted the Treaty Process,…

to move forward. According to USA Today, the DAPL will undergo the few of many sacred sites for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The holy places that consist around water for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe are; the Mississippi…

His first encounter with whites occurred in 1862 when the Santee Sioux uprising occurred in Minnesota. In July 1864, the chief vowed to keep his people from the white man’s world, and to never sign a treaty that would force them to live on a reservation. The chief’s disregard for treaties and reservation life attracted…