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    Comanche Tribe Culture

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    Comanche Indians were more talented equestrians and quickly adapted once introduced to the horse. Children learned how to ride at a young age and grew up learning how to achieve tasks such as hunting‚ gathering‚ and warfare on the back of a horse. The Sioux Indians adapted the horse lifestyle but were not as intermingled with them as the Comanche Indians. The Comanche Indians originated in the Northern Shoshones but were attracted to the abundance of buffalo and warm weather in the southern plains. When

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    tepees‚ clothing‚ shoes‚ and blankets. Unlike the immigrants‚ the American Indian people believed that land was something that could not be owned. Tatanka Lyotanka‚ also known as Sitting Bull‚ led the Sioux tribe by strength and purpose. Lieutenant General George Armstrong Custer found gold on the Sioux reservation in the Dakotas. Chief Sitting Bull refused to sell his land to Custer and instead convinced Chief Crazy Horse to fight. On June 25‚ 1876‚ Custer and a few hundred of his men

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    Native American Mascots

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    North Dakota is currently in one of the biggest debates over a Native American team mascot. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is fighting with the University of North Dakota regarding the Fighting Sioux mascot. The Native American students have been increasing the pressure on the University to change its name. “We’re seeing more educators around the county‚ in middle Schools‚ high schools and at universities‚ concerned about the racial climate in schools dropping these symbols” (Johansen

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    Dances with Wolves

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    Dances With Wolves “The white men who wore this came around the time of my grandfather’s grandfather. Eventually we drove them out. Then the Mexicans came. But they do not come here any more. In my own time‚ the Texans‚ they have been like all the others. They take without asking‚ but I think you are right. I think they will keep coming. When I think of that‚ I look at this helmet. I don’t know if we are ready for these people. Our country is all that we have‚ and we will fight to keep

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    Tricia Monet Case

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    Mgmt 362-Organizational Behavior: Week 5 - Case Study July 2‚ 2014 Synopsis: Tricia Monet is store director of a national chain store for household products and personal care located in Sioux City‚ Iowa. Tricia‚ coming from an accounting background decided she wanted to try a different career field; though she liked the organization and structure of accounting she wanted to be able to interact with people. Tricia had no supervisory or managerial experience when first starting at personal reflections

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    shed and tears. With new white settlers coming to the west‚ Native American lands shrunk significantly. In 1862 the lands of the Santee Sioux‚ near the Minnesota River had been whittled down so drastically‚ the Sioux decided to retaliate. The Sioux frustrations over lands lead to the one of the first of many large Native American wars with the White man. The Sioux War ended in 1868 with the signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie‚ Which established two large Native American reservations. The Reservations

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    Red Cloud’s speech was directed towards all white people who were taking the Sioux Nation’s land and to the United States government. In his speech he asked for help from the whites to bring peace and put an end to the hostility between the Native Americans and the white people. Red Cloud was the chief of one of the Sioux tribes. He asked for help and informed all of the white people that Native Americans were the same as the whites. He told them that the Native Americans wanted peace and were only

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    Lieutenant) led these men through 800‚000 square miles. The long journey started at the Missouri River in 1804 of May. Many tribes were met during the fall including: Missouris‚ Omahas‚ Yankton Sioux‚ and the Teton Sioux. The Corps told the Indians about the "great father" Thomas Jefferson. Around where Sioux‚ Iowa is‚ the Corps suffered the only causality of the whole journey. Sergeant Charles Floyd is believed to have died from a burst in his appendix. In October‚ the Corps new winter was near‚ and

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    The westward expansion of the United States allowed a countless amount of people to seek new opportunities‚ whether it be more land‚ money‚ or simply freedom. People of various cultures traveled west in hopes of a better life. However‚ there were already indigenous people that were thriving‚ historically undisturbed by European influence. There were numerous tribes of Native Americans that had their own land and cultures. The rush to expand west negatively impacted Native Americans by either forever

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    Have you ever wondered how powerful a bunch of people are when they all agree on one thing? Native Americans all around the world continued to camp out near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota during the cold weather. Citizens of the Standing Rock Sioux and other Natives and even people against the pipeline “set up the Sacred Stone Camp in April to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline” (Halpert). The Main problem with the Dakota Access Pipeline is that it has a very high risk of water

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