Sioux

Although the Sioux people have changed since the 1890’s, they are still faced with many hardships. Today, 97 percent of the Sioux population live below the federal poverty line. Most have household incomes ranging between $2,600 and $3,500 per year. One of the main reasons for this is because of the white man taking their land and forcing them onto reservations. Dwight Jon Zimmerman in his book, the Saga of the Sioux, describes the plight the natives faced when the white man decided they…

Sitting Bull I read Sitting Bull: Champion of His People, written by Shannon Garst. Sitting Bull, born in 1831, leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota people, and father of two, Crow Foot, and Many Horses. Was not just a leader to his people, but also a champion. When he was younger he was fearless of anyone and anything that he came along. He lead the Lakota people to a rebellion against the United States government's rules and regulations. One day while minding his own business the “Indian Agency…

The movie, the Last of the Mohicans, begins with the introduction of three of the main characters Hawkeye or Natty Bumppo, his adoptive Mohican father, Chingachgook, and Chingachgook’s biological son, and Hawkeye’s adoptive Mohican brother, Uncas. All three characters are introduced as hunters, where they hunt and kill a buck. Their introduction also leads to the introduction of other characters. These three characters travel through the woods after their hunt, to a family, whom they know,…

My First Thanksgiving I am Waheen. My tribe is the Wampanoap tribe that lives by the ocean, and surrounded by forest. I am twenty years old and I have three young children. All of them are sons, and they are very active. Over a season ago, some White people settled down the river from our village. This morning, we heard many of the guns that these settlers carry go off over and over. It made the children cry and scared us all. Our chief gathered 90 warriors and some of us women to cook…

After the Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson decided to have two explorers travel the land to see what was on there. Jefferson chose his secretary Merriwether Lewis, and he chose William Clark to be his partner. Then they assembled the Corps of Discovery, which concluded of 31 men and one dog named Seaman. Merriwether Lewis was one of the leaders in the group. He studied different rocks animals and plant life. Though, unfortunately Lewis was always the unlucky one on the trip. He managed…

One of the most arguably greatest Native American chiefs to have walk this earth? There were many Native American chiefs during the early 17th century - early 20th century including Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Red Cloud, Tecumseh, and even Pontiac or Gall All skilled warriors even greater chiefs but the one chief to rise from being one of the feeblest members of his tribe to the very first chief of a whole nation, the Lakota nation to be exact (Johnson 1). His name was Sitting Bull. Sitting Bull was…

Zits is a foster child, having spent the majority of his life moving from one negative or abusive family experience to another. Most of his time traveling gave him a lot of experiences. Over the book ZIts accomplish much more experiences than anyone else over the world.Result of time traveling, he also changed to angry little boy into critical thinking and individual. One event that most effect on ZIts was his second time traveling. Which was Native Indian Boy, a small boy at the camp of Little…

Magua a traitor to the Native Americans guided two men named Duncan, and David he also guided two women named Cora and Alice. They are on a journey to Fort William Henry. Magua led them the wrong way and they encountered Hawkeye and his Mohican friends. After they met them Magua escaped. The new group, went down the river and hid in a cave beneath a waterfall. The next morning they are attacked by indians; they went down the river again to escape. The three guys were running low on ammunition…

Jedediah Smith, the son of a general store owner. Born on January 6th 1799 in Bainbridge, New York passed on May 27th 1831, a very accomplished man. Jedediah grew to love travel and explored large areas, this after becoming the first American to read the 1814 edition of Lewis and Clark. He made his first trip in his teens. In his travels he rediscovered the South Pass and “ascend the Missouri River” in a fur collecting business of 100 enterprising men. He also crossed the Mighty Rockies…

In The Journey of Crazy Horse: a Lakota History by Joseph M. Marshall III Crazy Horse’s vision quest is a precise prophecy of his life and death. In the vision he sees an Indian on a horse with long unbraided hair and a lightning scar on his cheek, and in his first battle he also dresses like this and he proves to be a courageous warrior. This vision also points to him rising above white people but also being conquered them, which is another sign to his life during and after the Battle of Little…