the horse is a long and fascinating one. It starts before any humans even walked the planet and goes on to the present and future. They’ve been used in countless ways throughout history including being a prized possession to many American Indian tribes. About 60 million years ago‚ the history of the horse in North America began. The first horses were small creatures about the size of a fox that belonged to the genus Hyracotherium or the more common‚ Eohippus. Eohippus evolved into the genus
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some power over men‚ they were restricted to maintain their roles and duties in their tribe‚ and were expected to continue the spiritual ways of Native American life. The women ’s strongest source of power was to bear children‚ a power centered around the menstrual cycle. A girl ’s first period marked an occasion for her seclusion to a tepee with other menstruating women to separate them from the rest of the tribe. The first period also was marked as very significant‚ because during the time‚ her
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The Dakota War of 1862- It was a rebellion by the Lakota’s in Minnesota in 1862 to try and gain lands back lost from land cessions. In a massacre‚ the Dakota managed to kill 500 settlers and Lincoln decided by sending troops from the Civil War to fight the Dakota’s. The Union ended up winning after 6 weeks. 400 were tried and 40 were set to be hung until the missionaries decided to fight for them and had that number reduced to 38‚ the largest hanging in history. Sand Creek Massacre‚ November
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The paintings and writings in George Catlin work might teach someone that the Ojibwe/Chippewa were very ritualistic. In George Catlin Braves’ Dance‚ Ojibwa‚ 1835–37 Ojibwe/Chippewa oil painting as well as Snowshoe Dance at the First Snowfall‚ 1835-37 displayed how ritualistic and grateful the Natives were. They would sing a song to the Great Spirit for allowing them to wear their snow shoes to hunt better. This shows you how much of their lives revolved around hunting and thanking the Great Spirit
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Sioux War of 1876‚ and the Nez Perce War. The military stopped the Dakota uprising because Dakota warriors killed 400 white settlers in Minnesota; the area that is now Minnesota was originally occupied by two major Native American tribes -- the Dakota (or Sioux) and the Ojibwa. They were clearly angry that Americans were settling their country land. Fighting also broke out between American Indians and the U.S. Army in the Black
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compilation of stories told by various members of an Ojibwa family who continuously struggles with the challenges that many native American people face due to the white mans ever-changing world. The story starts with a elderly woman recounting the horrible events she witnessed and experienced at a native American boarding school‚ which was designed to break traditional Ojibwa beliefs and culture. She then passes the story on to her niece by the age old Ojibwa tradition of storytelling‚ and putting in her
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nation. To laugh‚ even in the face of death‚ is a compelling force in the human condition. Humor‚ then‚ has a profound impact on the way human beings experience life. In Louise Erdrich’s novel Tracks‚ humor provides powerful medicine as the Chippewa tribe struggles for their physical‚ spiritual‚ and cultural survival at the beginning of the twentieth century. While the ability to approach life with a sense of humor is not unique to any one society‚ it is an intrinsic quality of Native American life
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Regret The story of Jeff Weise Jeff Weise was a 15-year old boy‚ who on Monday‚ March 21‚ 2005 shot 9 people‚ including his grandfather‚ his grandfather’s girlfriend‚ a school teacher‚ a security guard and five of his fellow students‚ at Red Lake Senior High School‚ Minnesota‚ with a .22-caliber gun. We’ve studied his life through his personal journal on LifeJournal.com‚ his Flash videos on the Newgrounds website and on his debates on the neo-nazi forum in the US. The picture we get of Jeff
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“Normal Morriseu: Native Canadian Paiter” Since I arrived in Canada I did not hear a lot about the Native People‚ after I went to the college I learn a lot about Native people‚ I was so surprise and mad about everything. Also I never heard about Native famous people. This assignment gives me the opportunity to learn more about some important people that had a good impact in the Native history. I choose to report a painter that was important for the Native people society‚ the art is the most beautiful
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to tell you a little story and I am only going to tell you because it is winter and in our culture we can only pass on stories during the winter. Long ago in the ancient world of the Ojibwa Nation‚ the Clans were all located in one general area of that place known as Turtle Island. It is still told by the old Ojibwa storytellers how Asibikaashi (the Spider Woman) helped Wanabozhoo bring giizis (the sun) back to the people. To this day‚ Asibikaashi will build her special lodge before dawn. If you
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