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    barbarism in order to survive. Many Indians had their rights stripped away from them the moment that the whites had found their land. When the miners found Gold on the Utes territory they bought off the land from them. White men also took land from the Sioux and sent them to live on a reservation. Indians who had led a peaceful life suddenly found themselves having to fight to stay alive. Sitting Bull only attacked at the Battle

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    was the war between the Indians’ tribes‚ which involved Sioux‚ Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes versus the Seventh Cavalry. The story told by George Herendon‚ who was a scout for the Seventh Cavalry portrayed their views of the war which emphasized the suffering that the Indians made them go through due to the killing; since there were more Indians than soldiers. On the other hand‚ the story told by the Red Horse‚ who was the chief of the Sioux in the council lodge was more coherent since he did not accuse

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    They should respect they earth the way the Sioux do. Humans should no longer cause destruction and only use what is given to them. Berlau there is no change needed. He says humans are still keeping in touch with nature and are only changing it for the better. No matter how many more technological

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    How do you think the principle of uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts‚ huge volcanic eruptions‚ or great earthquakes? Because uniformitarianism shows us that if our earths plates are moving today‚ they were moving in the past. This moving of the plates causing things such as earthquakes. In what ways do geologic processes affect your daily life? Geology is the study of earth‚ which is where we live. Understanding geology and how it works‚ helps

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    2. From a range of Native American perspectives that we have studied in these last four weeks of class‚ how did Indians respond to the government’s agenda to solve “the Indian Problem”? Where did they cooperate—and why—and where did they resist—and why? The “Indian Problem” was the “burden” that the United States Government faced throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Government considered the Indians to be a “problem” due to the fact that native tribes were halting the expansionist

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    It was a cool and peaceful Tuesday in June‚ 1998 when I was born. I was born June 16‚ 1998 at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls‚ SD to an amazing and loving family. My dad Jeff worked the night shift at the Police Department and got home around 7 A.M. My mom Melissa had been up several times that night feeling well with minor contractions. So my parents decided to go to the hospital at around 8:30 A.M. I was a very quick and easy birth with no complications. I was born at 2:46 weighing 5lbs

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    of the Sioux that the world is incomplete and that human beings have a duty to complete. White Buffalo Calf Woman was a culture bringer to the Sioux‚ a way to relate to the human and spirit worlds. White Buffalo Calf Woman instructed the Sioux the ways to use the powers the spirits provided to prosper and receive everything that is needed in life. When compared to the Fire Goddess myth‚ the White Buffalo Calf Woman myth has many differences. White Buffalo Calf Woman instructed the Sioux in the

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    by their cars‚ clothing and accessories that they own as these are considered to be status symbols of the person. For the example in the movie‚ Sioux men wear breechcloths and leggings and buckskin shirts; Sioux women Wear long deerskin or elk skin dresses and their hairstyles is in long braids which is the most common in them. Sitting Bull‚ the Sioux warriors and chiefs is wearing a feather which is symbolizes trust‚ honor‚ strength‚ wisdom‚ power and freedom on is head. They have clearly shown

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    for oil. Activists believe that the pipelines could be dangerous: “threatens the Tribe’s environmental and economic well-being‚ and would damage and destroy sites of great historic‚ religious‚ and cultural significance to the Tribe."(Rock Sioux Tribe). The Sioux tribe is convinced that the building of the pipeline will destroy their burial and prayer sites along with having environmental concerns such as releasing greenhouse gasses. The developers of the pipeline and Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure

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    had found out that the that soldiers are building a fort in the Powder River Country. A Cheyenne warrior tried to warn some Arapahos of coming soldiers‚ but they do not believe him‚ and their village is destroyed by one military column. A group of Sioux chase the half-starved‚ frozen soldiers of two other military columns and attempt to beat them in battle but overpowered. “Finally the chiefs agreed to accept a full wagon load of flour‚ sugar‚ coffee‚ and tobacco in exchange for granting permission

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