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Essay On Sioux Culture

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The Sioux culture and day to day life was changed by the European settlers and the United States government, and for the most part the changes were negative. The government tried to stifle the Sioux culture and religion with schools for children, and force. Many Sioux were forced onto reservations where it became harder for them to live their lives as they normally would. The American history up until then had been Native American, but when the Europeans came, the course of history changed. The Native Americans, particularly the Sioux Tribe, were influenced and affected by the European settlers who formed the U.S. government, which changed American culture and history. The United States government tried to stifle the Sioux culture in the …show more content…

The disputes started long ago but continue to this day. The incident at Oglala was very important to show how the government officials treated Native Americans. The article says, “By June of 1975 there had been more than 60 unsolved murders of traditional Indians and AIM supporters. The FBI, charged with solving crimes on Indian reservations, took little interest in the killings. But when two FBI agents were killed near the community of Oglala on the Pine Ridge Reservation on June 26, 1975, 350 FBI agents were on the scene within three days.” The quote shows how biased the officials were towards cases with Native Americans in them versus cases with their own men. In 1875 gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The Sioux regarded this land as sacred, but the FBI threatened to shoot anyone who went near it. Many different Native American tribes united over this event, which improved the relationships between tribes. The incident also started tension and wars between the Sioux and the government. Sometimes settlers would simply raid the Native American villages for no reason, which also caused tension between the Sioux and the new settlers. These tensions would change the relationship between the Sioux and the government for more years to come. Besides issues with government wars, the Sioux also had

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