fields of wheat. Railroads carried hundreds of thousands of western longhorn cattle to markets in the east for sale. This was the key to making the “cowboy” much more famous than just a young‚ dusty‚ man with nothing but a saddle and a horse. Buffalo hunters also traveled by railroad. So many people traveled to hunt the animal‚ that it almost became extinct. The building of these railroads was no easy feat. The mountains of the Sierra Nevada were a big slow-down for the production by the Central
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The Blackfoot Indians The wind blows across the lone prairie‚ causing the golden heads of grass to sway in a synchronized motion. On the horizon stands a herd of buffalo with bowed heads silhouetted by the slowly sinking sun. In the east stands an Indian war party mounted on horseback‚ each individual in different multicolored attire‚ all with either bows or spears in hand. As they move in for the attack‚ the mystical scene slowly fades from vision.... This dreamlike scene was once everyday
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river I see camps of soldiers here on its bank. These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that‚ my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry.”(Santana‚ Chief of the Kiowas‚ 1867) This was a drastic change to the Native Americans because they were used to living in the environment prior to having other people move in. On the reservation‚ they were not able to hunt buffalo or able to roam around as they did before. Now that they lived on the reservation they also lost
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parallels in the events of the the water buffalo to the lion illustrate Macomber’s change however‚ this time Macomber is without fear. The dialogue between Wilson and Macomber changes. After watching Wilson‚ Macomber knows what to do and Wilson needs only to encourage Macomber instead of having to instruct. Wilson notices that before Macomber was “scared sick and today he’s a ruddy fire eater”. After the shooting‚ Macomber exhibits the traits of a true hunter by demanding a “drink” instead of water
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decided the earth needed to be populated because she was lonely. During this time‚ there were supernatural people who lived inside the earth‚ who were Apache ancestors. They were called Mountain People. Each had different powers. Some warriors‚ hunters‚ and also some medicine men. These are the ones impersonated in the Gaan Dance. The dancers who perform may look like normal Apaches‚ but have supernatural powers to help the tribe. During this time that the earth was barren‚ Changing Woman was praying
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his endeavor. He had not taken a buffalo-runner but he was satisfied". That Welch describes this raid in great detail signifies the importance of raiding to the Plains Indians. According to Klein‚ raiding represented a secondary institution to hunting. Since the Plains tribes did not breed their horses‚ the main way they obtained them was by stealing them from other tribes or whites during a raid. Other goods were taken
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From The Way to Rainy Mountain A single knoll rises out of the plain in Oklahoma‚ north and west of the Wichita Range. For my people‚ the Kiowas‚ it is an old landmark‚ and they gave it the name Rainy Mountain. The hardest weather in the world is there. Winter brings blizzards‚ hot tornadic winds arise in the spring‚ and in summer the prairie is an anvil’s edge. The grass turns brittle and brown‚ and it cracks beneath your feet. There are green belts along the rivers and creeks‚ linear groves
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is degraded to the point of shame and want. The Native American can no longer sustain their way of life on the reservation and they seek money‚ only to give that money to the same people who stole their lifestyle. In ‘Evolution’ by Sherman Alexie‚ Buffalo Bill represents the white man and all that the white man has taken from the Indians‚ he takes everything they have to offer or that has any value and the Indians are willing and eager to sell these things (Kirszner & Mandell‚ 2012). Some of
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helpmate to the most famous rancher on the High Plains. Charles designed a special two-horned sidesaddle so that Molly could more easily ride around the ranch to complete her traditional ranch chores.Molly’s interests extended to protecting baby buffalo left to die after
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shown to be the prey. Francis’s wife‚ Margaret‚ has always been his predator to survive. Margaret is only married to Francis for the money so she feeds off his cowardice as he tries to survive her kicking him all over the place. Robert Wilson‚ “White Hunter”‚ is the key character in this short story as his manliness is Francis
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