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Sioux Tribe American Culture

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Eventually the US government was able to contain the Indian tribes, but wanted to transform them into Americans. They began a process called Americanization which was simply to teach the Indians the ‘white’ ways. There would be preachers and teachers going to reservations very frequently attempting to convert the Indians into Christians and to create schools for children so they learn to be civilized. With all the preachers and teachers commuting daily trying to change the ways of the Indians lives, it still didn 't stop them from practicing their religious beliefs. For example, the Indian tribes would have a ritual dance called the Sun Dance, which was done very often. The US government got in the way of that and made it illegal to practice …show more content…

Now during this time Big Foot and the 350 people he led were on their way to another village to visit. Big Foot was very sick at this time with pneumonia and was being transported on a wagon. During their travels, Big Foot was intercepted by 500 troops the US sent. Their goal was to put a stop to Big Foot’s people from performing this ritual dance. Now, Big Foot was an honest man, when asked if they still performed the ghost dance he politely stated they do. Quickly Big Foot surrendered as he didn 't want trouble. The US troops told Big Foot to gather his people and camp out at Wounded Knee for the night and they will form a circle around them as protection. In the morning they were to decide what to do with the Sioux tribe. The morning rolled around and the Sioux tribe realized the troops started to confiscate their weapons from their campsite, which also included every day tools such as knives and axes. A young group of Sioux warrior men wearing ghost dance shirts were off to the side and very upset. These young men were amongst themselves talking how they would fight if the troops attempted to take their weapons. Off to the side was another Sioux member who had his weapon in hand next to his side with no sign of trying to hide it. A US troop saw this and ordered the young man to drop his weapon not realizing the Indian was deaf. At the sign of this Indian not wanting to cooperate, the troop decided to wrestle it out of his hands. This caused a ‘tug o war’ contest over this handgun, and the next thing that happened was a loud bang. Someone shot off a round into the soldier, causing the rest of the army to attack and massacre this whole campsite killing 153 Sioux

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Following the United States government blatant disregard for several treaties, Little Crow and his nation went to war in what is known by many as the Sioux Uprising. During the war, Little Crow would urge his warriors to go to kill as many enemies as possible, however Little Crow himself would protect white people he deemed worthy. As Anderson suggests, Little Crow prevented the potential death of Reverend Hinman and his assistant who were serving as missionaries in the Lower Sioux Agency. Also, Little Crow’s head soldier prevented the death of a local shopkeeper who did business with the tribe. Anderson also presents information about Little Crow’s warring life through the explanation of the damage that Native American warriors did to white settlers.

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Scribbles on Scrap: A Mission Command Analysis of the Battle of the Little Bighorn The massacre at the Little Bighorn in 1876 was one of the most recognizable battles in American history. The defeat of the 7th Cavalry Regiment and the slaughter of 268 Soldiers by the Sioux serves as an enduring subject of study for contemporary military professionals. The basic modus operandi for command principles in the times of the Indian Wars loosely mirrors the mission command philosophy of today; however, if we still lay credence to the efficacy of the mission command philosophy, how was it that a conventional force under the direction of a battle proven leader was defeated by an irregular enemy? In the end, Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer’s complacent

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“Custer's Last Stand” was a victory for the Indian people, but as a result of their win, they brought a lot of attention to themselves which angered the American people. As a result, the US government treated the Native Americans more hostile, allowing John Gibbons to go and attack the Nez Perce Indians, didn’t follow through with their agreements dealing with land and took land away, and kept expanding westward while continuing to grow America East to West. Directly after new got out that the Indians had not only won the battle, but had slaughtered the American army, John Gibbons rounded up every available man and went after the Nez Perce Indians, whom he thought were the easiest and head of attack. Many innocent woman and children died on

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But before proceeding, some further context is needed. For it is important to learn more about Little Turtle, the formation of the Confederacy of Northwestern tribes, as well as the situation in which these indiginous tribes fought with American armed forces, ushering in some of the most brutal defeats both of native tribes and American forces by tribal hands. These are elaborated on in what follows.

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On the 25th of June 1876 on the ‘greasy’ grass of Dakota the Battle of the Little Big Horn occurred. Sioux and Cheyenne Indians defiantly left their reservations, outraged over the continued intrusions of whites into their sacred lands in the Black Hills. They gathered in Montana with the great warrior Sitting Bull to fight for their lands. Determined to resist the efforts of the U.S Army to force them onto reservations, Indians under the leadership of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse wipe out Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and much of his 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. This essay with try to determine why the U.S. Army lost this, every so important battle against the Sioux.

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On June 25th Custer and his men climbed to the top of the mountain, to an overlook called the Crows Nest. But his Calvary couldn’t see anything because the terrain was very deceiving. Custer than hears a report that numerous Sioux have been discovered near the pack train behind his Calvary and Custer is immediately worried that they’ve been discovered. Up to this point, his troops are exhausted and have been marching for days, and they were about to engage in a battle against odds they’ve never

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The Shoshone was a Native American tribe in the western Great Basin in the United States. This tribe was spread into the north and east Idaho and Wyoming. The Shoshone religion was Shoshone rituals. Their population was approximately 8000 members at first, but their population began to increase about 20,000 members. There were three classes in Shoshone tribe, which were the chief and shaman, trading partners, and the servants.

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“Of 100 men at Nansemond, Indians kill 50”(Fausz 63). The colonists learned not to mess with the Native Americans after these

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The second difference that is clearly evident is the U.S. Calvary underestimated the multiple tribe’s courage to stay and fight. Major Reno’s battalion advanced first heading down the Little Bighorn and came across a natural a ford to cross the river. On this account, the Sioux could not see past the creek, and they believed the soldiers were out of cartridges. The major difference in these two accounts in the Battle of Little Bighorn is that the Sioux Nation did not believe they had committed any crimes by leaving the

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In Life Among the Piutes, sarah winnemucca hopkins describes what happens when soldiers came to their reservation based off what white settlers tell the government. The most shocking instance of this happened when Winnemucca encountered a group of soldier who told her the white settlers accused the natives of stealing cattle, “the soldiers rode up to their [meaning the Piute’s] encampment and fired into it, and killed almost all the people that were there… after the soldiers had killed but all bur some little children and babies… the soldiers took them too… and set the camp on fire and threw them into the flames to see them burned alive”(78). This is an abhorrent act that is unthinkable in a functioning society. The natives had done nothing but want to hold some shred of land from the settlers who had taken everything from them and are exterminated like vermin. This was something that stayed hidden from many white settlers because of its barbarism and by exposing it Winnemucca truly educates the reader, past and present, on how natives are

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The Native Americans gave the police no reason to shoot at them. Once they were at the camp they caused no trouble. They didn’t attempt to escape. They didn’t refuse to hand over weapons. "The Indian men had no intention of fighting," (Richardson, 2010, pg.6).

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My Background makes up a large portion of who I am as an artist. The place that I call home is Wheaton, Minnesota. Traverse County, which Wheaton is located in is very flat and prairie like. My heritage is Mexican Indian. I am Mexica, which is one of the six tribes that split up from the Aztecs after they were concord by the Spanish.

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The name “Sioux” is short for “Nadouessioux”, meaning “little snakes”, given to them by their spiteful long time rival the Ojibwa tribe. The Sioux community was divided into a organized nation of seven different, smaller tribes; later becoming known as: Oceti Sakowin, which translates into “Seven Council Fire” in the Sioux indigenous language. To keep their history alive, the Sioux practiced oral tradition in sharing their past, through the Siouan language and occasionally, they communicated through sign language. They were a dominant tribe in Minnesota that later migrated continuously through the northern Great Plains region following buffalo patterns. The Sioux depended on bison for most of their food source, clothing, and shelter.

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Throughout chapter VII from “From the Deep Woods to Civilization” Eastman narrates what treatment the Sioux faced. Through his detailed writing, the reader can envision the harsh reality. Eastman describes the conditions, “Rations had been cut from time to time; the people were insufficiently fed” he continues “Never were there worthless scraps of paper anywhere in the world than many of the Indian Treaties. Sickness was prevalent and the death rate alarming” (Eastman). The author's use of detail gives the reader a clear image.

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Play is an essential element for early childhood development as it plays an important role in developing children’s language, physical, cognitive, emotional and social skills. One of the important types of play that children usually experience is the socio-dramatic play, classified as a type of construction and symbolic play by Piaget (Wood, 2013). Most children are able to engage in socio-dramatic play spontaneously (Kemple, 2008). Children at the age of 3 to 7 are able to participate in the socio-dramatic play (Gronna, Serna, Kennedy, & Prater, 1999). It involves partnership between two or more children in which the play is developed through their interaction in playing their role (Wood, 2013).

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