Some tribes peacefully cooperated understanding that it was the only way they would survive others like the Sioux tribe fought for their land. It wasn’t uncommon for armies to go in and kill Indian tribes in order to gain land for the American Settlers. In one instance the American army went against the Fort Laramie Treaty‚ which had troops abandon Sioux territory‚ and entered the Sioux land in order to build a railroad right
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SUMMARY OF MOVIE: During a US Civil War battle‚ Union Army Officer Lieutenant John J. Dunbar learns that his injured leg is to be amputated. Seeing fellow soldiers with amputated legs‚ he refuses amputation and attempts suicide by riding a horse across the line of fire‚ between the Union and Confederate. His action has the unexpected effect of uniting his mates‚ who storm the distracted Confederates and win the battle. After the battle‚ an experienced general’s surgeon saved Dunbar’s leg. The commanding
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Chief Red Cloud was a chief for the Sioux. He led as chief from 1868 to 1909. He was born in 1822 And died on December 10th‚ 1909. Red Cloud fought bravely‚ but was unsuccessfully to save his people and their land. He led Native American warfare against the establishment of the Bozeman Trail. His leadership brought many wins in his conflict against the US government and the army. He was marked as one of the most important leaders of the 19th century. While Red Cloud was young his tribe
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in the Sioux language which is called Wakan Tanka (the Great Spirit). B) They believe if they worship this god they will become stronger. All spirits were worship daily. They would gather in groups to pray. The most important group ceremony in the Sun Dance. The people danced for four days around a sacred object. The pow wow is a time for people to get together and participate in singing‚ dancing‚ feasting‚ praying‚ visiting and storytelling. 1) Some other dances - · Grass Dance (Sioux) · Traditional
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Chapter 18 Section 1 By the mid-1850s the California Gold Rush had ended. Disappointed miners‚ still hoping to strike it rich‚ began prospecting in other parts of the West. In 1858 a mining expedition found gold on the slopes of Pikes Peak in the Colorado Rockies. In 1859 several prospectors found a rich lode of silver-bearing ore on the banks of the Carson River in Nevada. The discovery was called the Comstock Lode after Henry Comstock‚ who owned a share of the claim. The gold strikes created
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The Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal‚ have the rights to life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness‚ and have control of the government when it becomes destructive‚ these rights ‚ although stated in Americas constitution‚ were not granted to the Native Americans. The Native Americans were made to endure the hardships of being forced out of their land‚ being killed‚ thrown into countless wars‚ and promised lies. The 1830’s and 1890’s proved to be some of the worst
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English‚ so that they could communicate. The Lieutenant found a friend‚ which was a wolf‚ and became friendly with it‚ letting it eat from his hand. From this knowledge‚ the Indians named Dunbar‚ "Dances With Wolves"�. From then on‚ he helped the Sioux Indians fight against the Pawnee‚ by giving them guns. During this time‚ the Indian woman who was actually white but was raised as an Indian and Dances With Wolves fell in love and married. Then‚ Dances With Wolves told the Indians that more white
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United States army. The battle is recorded completely differently. Cameron says that the original attack in the winter failed due to tough weather‚ but the attack in the spring is working. He states that there were only hostile sections left of the Sioux‚ and requested money to help the effort. Kate was eye-witness to one battle‚ in which it was quite clear that the Indians won. Many US soldiers committed suicide in an uneven fight. The Indians said that it was a spirit which caused the whites to go
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When the first Hispanic colonists came to North America in 1769‚ the population of the Native Americans dropped critically. There used to be over 300‚000 Native Americans in California. The Hispanics forced the Native Americans into slave labour and in no time‚ European diseases such as smallpox‚ influenza‚ measles‚ and typhus which the Spanish and French settlers brought from Europe to America broke out and killed over 100‚000 Native Americans in California alone. The first treaties guaranteed reservations
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themes such as cultural discrimination (of Native American culture)‚ politics and political corruption and lawlessness. The film although considered as a fiction‚ was said to be based on factual events that have taken place in the 1970 ’s on the Oglala Sioux Reservation. It is about an actual standoff between FBI agents and Indian activists in 1975 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota (Apted Michael‚ 1992). “Thunderheart” tells the story of Ray Levoi (played by Val Kilmer)‚ a mixed-blood FBI
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