Sitting Bull

A long time ago, enemies of the Sioux were taking their horses and running off the buffalo. Standing Bear the First asked his brave warriors to help punish the enemies and make them return to their homeland. On his horse Standing Bear, was followed by ten warriors on foot. His horse was his most prized possession. For days, the party traveled, but the enemy hid, because they didn’t want an open fight with the Sioux. Enemies knew that the they were the bravest of the brave. Eventually the Sioux…

Tashunka Witko, better regarded by his anglicized name, “Crazy Horse”, was a Lakota warrior instrumental in the defeat of General Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. “Tashunka Witko” directly translates to “His-Horse-Is-Crazy”, but does not ring a bell as proficiently as the name “Crazy Horse." Furthermore, this Lakota Warrior was bestowed with the name “Crazy Horse” after he displayed himself as a competent warrior, and was born with a different name: “In the Wilderness.” In fact, the…

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 audience who ponders Thomas’ crime by thinking, “he hasn’t done anything wrong” (Alexie 95). The trial continues with Thomas’ speech, where he provides glimpses into different Native American perspectives by describing…

The Ghost Dance is a Native American religion that was instituted in the nineteenth century by a member of the Paiute tribe , Wovoka (Bowker , The Columbia Encyclopedia). The Ghost Dance Religion itself was a ritual for a peaceful end of the Western expansion and the Native Americans to get their land back . The actual dance ritual only lasted five days (each night of each day except for on the last day it was from the night until morning) (The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions).…

The Apache Kid was one of the most notorious and fiercest Apache outlaw in the Wild West. He is a White Mountain Apache, later became a renegade. He was most active in the states of Arizona and New Mexico and the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua. Named Haskay-Bay-Nay-Natyl, the Apache Kid got his name due to wrong pronunciation of his name. He was recruited to the U.S Cavalry as Scout to fight his fellow Apache. Then after two years promoted to a sergeant. In his early days, he was…

Aspen Seaich Utah Studies Nov. 10, 2015 Etienne Provost Etienne Provost was born in 1785. He died on July 3, 1850. Provost lived in his house for about 35 years in St. Louis. He was in the American fur trade. He was jailed once by the Spanish. Some people wonder why the Provo River and the Provo City are named that name. Well it is because Etienne Provost gave his name to the Provo River and city. Most people considered Provost the most knowledgeable, skillful, and successful mountain men. In…

The Last of the Mohicans The Last Of the Mohicans is one of the books from The Leather-Stocking Tales series written by James Fenimore Cooper. The book is set on the frontier during the french and indian war and follows the main character, Hawkeye, who is a white man that was adopted by a native american man and raised by him from the age of two years old. The book is about Hawkeye, his father, and his brother helping a soldier transport two women to a fort after they were attacked by an indian…

North-West Resistance Monument Public History Statement in Queen’s Park. Summary of the conflict The North-West Resistance was a ferocious five-month rebellion that was started in the spring of 1985 by Metis militants and their allies of Aboriginal background against the Canadian government in the north-West territories. It was sparked off due to the fear and insecurity of rapid changes in the North-West Territories which threatened the existence and livelihoods of the Metis, Aborigines and the…

Crazy Horse Memorial The Crazy Horse Memorial was made by Korczak Ziolkowski on June 3, 1948. It is carved from the mountain in the Black Hills South Dakota. 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…

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…