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    the Civil war‚ that nearly brought the extinction of the bison. With leather belting and the combination of slaughter.| 5.|What is the Battle of the Little Big Horn?Ø “Custer’s last stand “Battle between Sioux warriors led by crazy horse and Sitting Bull and American cavalry led by George Armstrong Custer. Custer charged into a Sioux encampment‚ he and his men were killed. This was a major military victory for the Sioux but their success was short lived. | 6.|What was the easiest way to

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    Black Elk Summary

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    Black Elk talks‚ about a personal story‚ that has different characteristics of several genders. biography‚ testimony‚ and history. However‚ the black elk is contains of 25 chapters‚ which discovered black elk’s early life. The story draws the black elk as a savior and glorified man that has all the power‚ which ensured to him since he was young. It recorded the shift of the Sioux nation from previous reservation to reservation culture‚because of their engagement in the war of Little Bighorn. Black

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    feminist ideal because she was able to get by on her own. However‚ this changed throughout the movie as she began to become dependent on others. She constantly relied on her father figure Sitting Bull to obtain her desires: When Pawnee Bill announced that the merger is off‚ she immediately went over to Sitting Bull and demanded‚ “Papa Bull‚ you gotta do something!” (Annie Get Your Gun) She also became very dependent on Frank‚ believing that she will be fine as long as she is with him. She did not

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    hear from your parents daily.All of these are irreplaceable and never can be bought with money.People must understand that the money‚ the gold‚ this dust of death destroy our lives an turn the good things into bad things. And how said the "Sitting Bull"‚ a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man When the last flame is extinguished‚ the last river is poisoned and the last fish is caught‚ then you will realize that you can not eat money.

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    The Great Sioux War

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    The Great Sioux War of 1876 By 1876‚ gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The gold was found on Sioux land‚ and this region was considered sacred to the Lakota Sioux Indians. The he land was to be protected and respected by the United States Army‚ because of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 18681‚ but the Army could not keep miners off the Sioux ground‚ which led to the increase of Sioux grievances towards the Americans; some grievances that are still taken offense to today

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    and nature itself. They worship and respect them as if they are a part of our community. I always knew that they felt this way but I never knew the depth behind it or the reason why they chose to think this way. “There was a bush and a little bird sitting in it; but just as I was going to shoot‚ I felt queer again‚ and remembered that I was to be like a relative with the birds. So I did not shoot.” (BES 39) I realized that they were a lot smarter than us in some ways‚ like preserving the land and keeping

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    The Natives‚ however‚ hadn’t always suffered such devastating losses. Between the Sand Creek Massacre and Wounded Knee‚ at the Battle of Little Bighorn‚ Colonel George Custer was one of the leaders of the American soldiers who attacked Crazy Horse‚ Sitting Bull‚ and their people. On June 25-26‚ 1876‚ American Soldiers fought the Lakota‚ Cheyenne‚ and Arapaho tribes‚ suffering a severe loss. Although it may seem as though the Native Americans were ruthless savages‚ this proves

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    The Other America

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    History of the counterculture in the US: The Other America What is the Other America? Is it correct to talk about the “Other America”? Who are the “other Americans”? Indians‚ “Nigros”‚ workers‚ immigrants (emigrants?) can all be accounted for that role. But why are they called “others”? Others to whom? Isn’t it correct to say that the Other America actually is the real America? History first. When did this phenomenon start? The date that most recognise as the beginning of the Other America

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    against land ownership. They thought the land was sacred and couldn’t be owned. They also thought the buffalo were sacred. So‚ when the whites came in and their sacred land and buffalo like nothing more than resources‚ it caused further discontent. Sitting bull‚ the leader of the Sioux‚ claimed to have prophesies and encouraged resistance against white settlers. Then‚ Wovoka came up with the ghost dance which would supposedly make the Messiah come in and kill all the whites. This gave them the confidence

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    Native American have suffered due to White Settlers. White Settles moved out west and then there was conflict with White settler and Native Americans. When the White Settlers moved westward‚ they started killing Buffalo and Native Americans had to depended on buffalo for food‚ clothing‚ and shelter. The movement started with farmers who drove the Cotton Kingdom toward the west. More individuals started to move out west alongside the Cotton Kingdom with expectations of discovering gold in California

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