White Earth Indian Reservation

The Omaha Tribe is a Native American tribe who live on the Omaha Reservation in the northeastern part of Nebraska and the western part of Iowa. The Omaha Reservation is in southern Thurston County and northeastern Cuming County, Nebraska. Everybody in a family had a role to play. The men or fathers, were hunters and went to war. Women or moms, were farmers and helped build and deliver teepees to others. Men became Omaha chiefs and women could not, but men and women participated in storytelling,…

Native American powers throughout the Southwest until his reassignment in 1867. The process of destruction took many forms, and was itself simultaneously literal and figurative. In its final stage, this destruction took form as Bosque Redondo; a reservation planned as an experiment by Carleton to finalize the pacification of Native American threats to American ambitions and interests in the Southwest. The Navajo were one such tribal power which he sought to break. Under Carleton a series of wars…

hill overlooking the camp occupied by the Indians…” (Unburying the Truth at Wounded Knee) Hawthorne says the natives assumed the offensive which gave the 7th Cavalry no choice but to retaliate. On the day before the battle broke out, the soldiers had thought they had prevented war, but the next day the translator heard some terrifying words coming from the Medicine Man. The Indians had weapons underneath their blankets and began to let fire. The Indians were in such a blind rage that they…

what I learned about in high school American history class, which was from the perspective of the white not the indigenous people. I was aware of some of the stereotypes, for example the perception that they are wild or savage, that they drink a lot, sell cheap smokes, that they gamble lots, the rich of them run casinos, and that they worship in strange ways. They also keep to themselves on the reservations and don't go to regular schools, and often protest oil pipelines. I knew some of the…

The young Aboriginal men got stared and glared at as they approached the bus as if they were far off creatures approaching earth for the first time. On the contrary, the young men also had their own view of what an Indian should look like. Victor says to Thomas that Indians are not supposed to smile; they are supposed to be tough warriors (Eyre et al., 1998). Likewise, there were many comments made by Victor and Thomas that demonstrated their views…

The Indians shared their knowledge of foods like maize (corn), tomatoes, pumpkins, and chocolate. The Europeans shared their knowledge of foods like wheat, sugarcane, chickens, and cattle. As an effect of the wider variety of food, the diets of the two evolved…

United States government made an effort to make treaties with the Indians but they failed to honor them. Over 250 treaties were made by the United States with various Indian tribes. These treaties were made over land rights, property disputes, and relation problems with whites. Over the course of history, all the treaties were disrespected and broken in some way by the United States. The Treaty of 1851at Fort Laramie between the Sioux Indians and the United States was no different. This paper…

First things first The U.S. was built on land taken from the Indian nations and indigenous peoples across the country are still living with the reality of dispossession. Can America really be the home of the free? Take a minute and imagine if the United States Federal Government was in charge of all your best interests. Now picture every important decision you make needed approval, and several approvals coming with colossal regulations. Imagine there’s even an organization set up to look after…

Native Americans are commonly known for their spiritual connections to the land and nature. The first commandment of the 10 Native American Commandments is “Treat the earth and all that dwell thereon with respect” (Wayshowers Community Fellowship). Animals were thought of as equal to them, and before hunting for food, it wasn't uncommon for them to ask permission from the animal's spirit (Harrison). As the years have gone on the relationship Native Americans have with the land and nature has…

In 1875, many Sioux and Cheyenne left their reservations, frustrated with the U.S. Government and the infringement of treaties and with white settlers encroaching into the sacred land in the Black Hills in search of gold. Seven thousand Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho assembled in the summer of 1876 on the banks of the Little Bighorn River, (King, 2016). During this time the Secretary of War, J.D. Cameron reported to the U.S. Senate and President in 1876, “The true Policy, in my judgment, is to…