giving up‚ or a complete loss or absence of hope. Authorities- The power or right to give up orders‚ make decisions‚ and enforce obedience. Reconstructed (p.63)- Build or form (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed. E- In her head‚ Cheyenne reconstructed the twists and turns they had taken since leaving the car. Untie (p.39)- Undo or unfasten (a cord‚ knot or rope). E- “Can you untie my
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government attempted to strip Indian culture‚ customs‚ religion and forced reservations upon them. Some groups‚ including the Sioux‚ Cheyenne‚ and Arapaho‚ resisted the idea of being wrongfully removed from their land to reservations. Confrontations with the Army led to what is now known as the Indian Wars. “At Sand Creek in Colorado‚ for example‚ more than 300 Arapaho and Cheyenne men‚ women‚ and children were massacred by the military in 1864 after the parties had agreed to peace terms. The Battle of Little
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first permanent regiments made up of African Americans. This group had no identifying name but the 9th and 10th Calvary until they came in contact with the Cheyenne Indians. Speculation is that the Cheyenne Indians called these Cavalries the Buffalo Soldiers because of their buffalo skinned coats‚ dark skin‚ and curly hair. Others say that the Cheyenne Indians viewed these Cavalries as strong and fought courageously like the buffalo. Others also say that when the American Bison (one of the many names
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went to the Native American Museum to study Native Americans in early century. It was very interesting experience because I had never gone to the Native American Museum and also‚ I studied about one native tribe before visiting. I was studying about Cheyenne that are one of the groups of indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their language is of the Algonquian language family and they comprise two Native American which are Suhtai and Tsitsrstas. The best thing was a tour guide in the museum. She was
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Why was General Custer Defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn? History The Battle of Little Bighorn was a conflict‚ which changed the history of the Indians and Americans. It was in 1876‚ that Sitting Bull combined forces with the Cheyenne and Sioux Native American tribes‚ defeating the U.S 7th Cavalry‚ under the leadership of George Armstrong Custer. But how could a highly trained‚ heavily armed cavalry officer and his command be defeated by a group of Native American Indians? General
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The United States government used many different techniques to remove Indians from Western lands so they could use it for their own selfish needs. Some of these methods were clearly harmful‚ while others were written to seem reasonable and helpful. Nomadic Indians were finding it hard to live due to declining bison herds and deteriorating grasslands. This situation was made worse by thousands of pioneers pouring into the west because of the new discovery of silver and gold in the Rocky Mountains
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Baby Help The book entitled Baby Help by Marilyn Reynolds is about a girl named Melissa Fisher‚ who has a baby named Cheyenne Fisher with a guy named Rudy Whitman. Although they seem like a regular couple‚ it’s far from normal; Melissa is constantly getting abused by Rudy‚ but after years of abuse she finally decides to stand up for herself and leaves him. Melissa is a strong willed person. To begin with‚ Melissa stands up to Rudy. For example‚ when Rudy tells Melissa for the second time that
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The issue of racial stereotyping in cinema has largely been discussed by critics over the course of cinematic history. The negative portrayal of the Native American‚ for example‚ is rampant in the early Western film genre. Native Americans are‚ more often than not‚ portrayed as vicious savages‚ hell-bent on senselessly scalping and murdering as many ‘innocent’ (white?) American settlers as possible. Individuals of a darker skin colour‚ such as the African American‚ are also victims of negative stereotyping
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that out of the two hundred Cheyenne killed‚ the majority was women and children. This impacts the land and culture of the Native Americans because by losing women and children the tribes won’t be able to repopulate. In the article “The Horrific Sand Creek Massacre Will Be Forgotten No More”‚ it states that not only did the Colorado militia kill the Cheyenne women and children‚ but they also burnt down the village where they were staying‚ leaving the remaining Cheyenne homeless. With nowhere to
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Many Native American tribes responded to the changes through violence and resistance due to the unfair mistreatments and laws that were forced upon them. As the second industrial revolution grew‚ it threatened the important cultures and values that many Native American tribes shared. As the Indian tribes clashed with the white settlers‚ extreme violence broke out between the two groups‚ killing ninety percent‚ along with diseases‚ of the Native Americans years later. One of the biggest threat to
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