The Indians and the United States government had a very conflicting relationship. White encroachment and western expansion caused many Indians to lose their native land. Many tribes such as the Nez Perce and the Cheyennes were forced to give up tribal lands to the government and in the process concentrated on Indian reservations. On these reservations Indians experienced white intervention with treaties being broken by the federal government. These interactions included stripping Indians of their
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uses by American Indians. Lewis showed a talent for observation‚ exemplified in his description of camas‚ sometimes known as quamash‚ an important food plant for the Nez Perce. In a beautifully crafted essay for his journal record‚ Lewis carefully described the plant’s natural environment‚ its physical structure‚ the ways Nez Perce women harvested and prepared camas‚ and its role in the Indian diet. The explorers discovered about 80 species new to science‚ including future state flowers for Oregon
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his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies 2. George A. Custer- United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. 3. Chief Joseph- Leader of Nez Perce. Fled with his tribe to Canada instead of reservations. 4. Geronimo- Apache leader who fought U.S. soldiers to keep his land 5. Helen Hunt Jackson- a writer. Author of the 1881 book A Century of Dishonor. The book exposed the U.S. governments
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In the summer of 1803‚ a twenty-eight year old Virginian was preparing to lead a field expedition into some of the most rugged wilderness on the North American Continent. It would be a perilous undertaking. The platoon traveled by boat‚ horse and foot for approximately 8‚000 miles- venturing beyond maps‚ traveling into the headwaters of the great Missouri river‚ across the fearsome Rocky Mountains‚ and through the unforgiving western plains. The crew explored an undiscovered route to the pacific
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removal of many Native American Tribes. In an attempt to declare land for the white Americans‚ the U.S. Government passed acts and took actions against the Native tribes- some of which had disastrous effects on the Natives. Some tribes‚ such as the Nez Perce‚ signed treaties with the American government that guaranteed their tribe lands where they would be safe from white settlers. However‚ in some cases‚ gold was discovered at the sites the Native tribes had been promised. The government did not honor
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people fled Washington‚ leaving Seattle to go from a boom town. There were many tribes of Native Americans. The men’s job was to hunt and fish‚ and the woman to keep charge of the home and land. The famous tribes were: Chinook‚ Clalskanie‚ Makah‚ Nez Perce‚ Ozette‚ Palouse‚ Wallawallla‚ Wynoochee‚ and Yakima. All the tribes were unique in their own way. The Chinooks were organized into settlements‚ so they weren’t exactly a tribe. They controlled the mouth of the Columbia River. The Clalskanie tribe
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Speech by Chief Joseph Summary: Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Indian tribe is trying to persuade the American people that they should try to change their ways. He does not feel as though they are being treated equally. The American government is pushing them to live in the places they demand. Chief Joseph gives a speech persuading the Americans that it is possible for the two conflicting groups of people to live in peace and get along. He just wants his people to be treated fairly without causing
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characters. Initially‚ Native Americans were seen as savages who violently attacked the white settlers without reason. However‚ in the real West‚ Native Americans wished for peaceful relations with these settlers. For example‚ Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe wrote much about his people’s actions in helping the American government so as to avoid conflict. The chief even stated that although the Natives had plenty of opportunities to kill the white men‚ they wished to live at peace (Document A).
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east‚ creating more conflict with the Natives. Farmers took all the land in the Great Plains‚ where the Plains Indian tribes lived. Miners would take Indian lands to dig up‚ leading into some rough battles like Little Big Horn and the Battle of Nez Perce. Indians were forced to give up their land to live in reservations were they were promised food‚ tools‚ and schools but rarely got any. Indians were very unhappy and often left to find food or to attack
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Life was difficult for the Native Americans during the westward expansion of white settlers one example of this was the Indian Removal Act. This act was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28‚ 1830 gave Federal government the power to move any Native tribe‚ resulting in 5 major Natives tribes being forcibly relocated. Then using the Indian Removal Act 12‚000 Cherokee were forced to move out of their land during winter causing 4‚000 Cherokee deaths due to hunger‚ cold and disease. Another example
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