White Earth Indian Reservation

characteristic image of the white settler in native America was that of a cowboy; a typical frontier epitomising white bravery and potency. He was also the symbol of white American exceptionalism, he who could tame the wilderness and the wild native to their advantage. This image institutionalised the white man as a raider and hunter. Frontier thesis and its associated ideas of machismo and courage, best exemplified in cowboys conveys the idea the founding of America was based on a white…

rivers, they were also found on prairies. The Pawnees people lived in Earth Lodges which varied in size depending on the family. In earlier…

case, also the Indians in Western America had to have a rebellious cult that would enlighten their struggle from the hands of the European invader. The Indians of America and mostly from Western Great Basin hence began a cult that was known as ‘the ghost dance’ or Natdia in native America (Weiser). The ghost dance emerged in the 1870s and was purposely brought about to unite the Indians and enable them rebel against the Indian reservations. It could be the new light for the Indians who had lost…

L. Yarrow, which was published in 1984. After the Trail of Tears, Native Indians were left helplessly to survive. All they had was a piece of land, the Earth. But having nothing did not stop Native Americans from getting up on their feet and create another strong and powerful nation. After many generations where they carried abundant amount of barriers and adversities, the Cherokee had succeed to have their own reservation. The Cherokee tribe is known to be advanced when it comes to art,…

Nations is the struggle over access to and control of natural resources. This conflict, which is political as often as it is legal, has most recently materialized in the fight over the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal, which pits Indians defending the borders of their reservations against a federal government eager to undertake a project which would reduce dependency on foreign oil. Native American agitation over the proposal is a contemporary example of protest by a non-political minority group…

Chippewa reservation in the late 1980’s. In this tribe, the members speak Ojibwe in addition to English, which is a part of the Algic language family. The story of The Round House reflects upon modern and past issues in regards to American Indian affairs, it shows the divide between cultures, as well as the assimilation that has taken place. The difference between older characters such as Mooshum and the young teenage boys that the story revolves around is evident. Unfortunately, the Reservation…

Allotment Act and the transitions from tribal reserves to individual locations upon reservations. These goals were breaking up Native American Tribes as a social unit, encouraging individuality among Native Americans, further the progress of native farmers, reducing the cost of Native American administration, securing parts of the reservations as Native American lands, and opening the remainder of the land to white settlers for the economic advancement of the United States. This left the Native…

drastically. After the removal act of 1830 and the signing of agreements like the Treaty of Echota, which gave all lands east of the Mississippi river to the U.S. government. White American population began to blossom and so did the spread of Euro-centric culture. Although at the time Natives were not considered citizens, whites still wanted to rid Natives of their culture and replace it with their own. In order to begin the process of acculturation and assimilation of Natives the U.S.…

within the white…

Arawak welcomed the strangers, then were stripped of their freedoms. They were raped, their bodies were mutilated, they were murdered, punished for their beliefs, sold like property, families were split up, and they were forced to live on small reservations, which are still actively binding Native American lives between inequality and disregarded freedoms as citizens in the United…