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Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown starts off discussing the relationship between the Native-Americans and the Whites. Along with the backstory of Christopher Columbus during the discovery of North America while on an expedition. It then discusses the history of the American and European discovery towards the settlement in North America from the late 1400s until the mid-1800s and how it affected the Native-Americans. What was once diplomatic, became more vicious as white exile from Europe to the United States increased. It all begun with the government wanting Navaho land in exchange for colonizing and mining. This caused the army to remove all Mescalero, Apaches, and Navahos that occupied the area and forced them to live at the Bosque …show more content…
After much deaths most of the Apaches colonize on reservations or live in exile. General Crook is sent to establish order and is able to get Geronimo to surrender. Using dishonest undertakings the government persuades Sitting Bull to come back to the United States where many Sioux’s agree to sell their land under the risk of having it taken away from them by force. The government then decides to arrest Sitting Bull who gets killed in the process. This causes many Native-Americans to flee, causing the army to intervene and open fire on unarmed Native-Americans, killing most of them. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee relates to history by explaining the hardships the Native Americans had to face. The constant conflict between the Native Americans and the Whites’ shows the fight for what you believe in. This book relates to history by displaying what truly happened and how we are where we are today. It shows who originally owned pieces of land first and how it’s altered. In conclusion, I would recommend this book because I feel that it is important to know about how things really happened. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fascinating book that allows you to understand the struggles and pain the Native Americans had to face in order to keep their land. I would recommend anyone who wants to read bout culture and unity to read this
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