Were the Sioux Indians Wild Savages or Spiritual Protectors? The Sioux Indians also known as the Lakota were first around in the 18th century. They were the largest tribe and not many people know that they were nomadic. As they were nomadic‚ they travelled a lot and followed buffalos around the Great Plains. The traditional view on the Sioux Indians is that they are barbaric because of what people had heard and because of Hollywood. But the more recent view of them is that they are more spiritual
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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the environmentalist and local citizens raised high concerns about the potential health and environmental consequences of oil spills‚ because after many research’s pipelines always leak. The pipeline can contaminate the Missouri River‚ which supplies drinking water for millions of Americans households and irrigation supply for thousands of acres farming lands. The Native American tribe is concerned about the vicinity of the pipeline to their reservation. They are
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However the University and the NCAA were given a lawsuit by the Standing Rock & Spirit Tribes. They feel as the mascot and nickname the Fight Sioux is racists and stereotypical to their people. However the school fells as if having the name of the Fighting Sioux should be seen as a great honor‚ especially because of all the recognition‚ and the recognition is always positive‚ the only negative is those of critics but still the lawsuit stands. The university
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The author of Little Crow: Spokesman for the Sioux‚ Gary Clayton Anderson‚ is a professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. He is also the author Kinsmen of Another Kind: Dakota-White Relations in the Upper Mississippi Valley‚ 1650-1862‚ The Conquest of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land‚ 1830-1875 and The Indian Southwest 1580-1830: Ethnogenesis and Cultural Reinvention. Other publications include Sitting Bull and the Paradox of Lakota Nationhood and he teaches U.S. Survey and
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Executive Summary The strategies and tactics of the Wagon Box Fight were truly amazing. Both the Sioux Indians and the American Armies had special methods‚ which served as an advantage for both sides. With Americans scattering everywhere throughout the west tensions became high for the Sioux Indians. Eventually Ambushes and even war would occur between the two sides causing a need for better strategies and technology. While some moves were better than others were‚ the strategies involved in the
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Sioux Indian Tribe The Sioux Indians were one of the largest tribes in the American West‚ so they were known as a nation. They are also called Lakota or Dakota. The name Sioux means ‘little snakes’. Like a lot of the other tribes‚ the Sioux were nomadic and lived in places like Wisconsin‚ North and South Dakota and Minnesota. The Sioux nation had a rich history and was a very powerful tribe. A Frenchman‚ Jean Duluth‚ moved into the Sioux territory in the 17th century and took control of most of their
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by half because of disease and as the Sioux pushed west‚ they defeated weaker opposition. Cheyenne warrior anguished‚ disease shifted balance of power | 2.|Explain the Indian wars on the Great Plains:Ø It marked its last resistance of its population devastated by disease and demoralized by the removal policy pursued by the government. Some tribes including the crow‚ Arikara‚ Pawnee and Shoshoni fought alongside US army against their own enemies‚ the Sioux. In 1877 the army issued an ultimatum come
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Describe how this great Sioux leader also represented the “three distinct personalities” that the Lakota valued. The “the four cardinal virtues of the Lakota” that Sitting Bull possessed was bravery‚ fortitude‚ generosity‚ and wisdom. These four virtues are characteristics that most leaders we see today have and past leaders held. Tatankalyotanka or Sitting Bull demonstrated these virtues at a very young age and they were precursors to becoming the chief of the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux tribe. At the age
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www.commondreams.org /views/2016/09/09/what-you-need-know-about-dakota-access-pipeline-protest. Gail Ablow shares what is happening among the Sioux and the Dakota access pipeline with her personal analysis‚ to inform individuals what they should know about the event. She clarifies the threats and dangers that the Dakota Access Pipeline can bring to the Sioux Native Indian tribe. Also‚ the protest between the two and how it’s affecting the state of North Dakota. She also explains about the Dakota Access
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Grande September 14‚ 2014 Film III Block 7 Dances with Wolves Making friends with wolves and Indians? Two things an American soldier would have never dreamed of. “Dances with Wolves” is the name rightly given to Lieutenant John Dunbar by the Sioux Indian tribe he befriends. The director‚ Kevin Costner stars in this award winning film masterpiece. The plot of this movie involves unrealistic aspects that are convoluted yet resolved. The dialogue was simplistic and believable due to the complexity
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