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- 21: Prejudice Against Native Americans
- ... othe instead of trying to create social reform. This is especially apparent during the 1800's when Indian-White relations were especially full of tension. Crazy horse, the great Oglala Sioux leader, expressed his concern for better relations between the American Indian tribes on his death bed (Nabokov 178). The European settlerhad a problem understanding the differances between the tribes. Many ... why the Native Americans are dicriminated against are the terms used to describe their race. The term Native American refers to hundreds of distinct societies- including; Aluets, Eskimos,Cherokee, Zuni, Sioux, Mohawk, Aztec and Incan- who first settled the western hemisphere. Indians in today's society are often looked down upon as not as productive or not as stable as other ...
- 22: Gateway 2000, Inc
- Gateway 2000, Inc GateWay 2000, inc. Located at 610 Gateway Dr. North Sioux City, South Dakota, was founded in 1985, by two men Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond, in Sioux City Iowa. The company was formed for one purpose, to offer. They wanted people to have choices, a nice selection, good prices and a staff with a vast knowledge. The ...
- 23: The Ghost Dance Cult
- ... ancient ghost dances dealt with the spirits of dead human beings. There was also a ghost dance to cure sicknesses caused by ghosts, and a ghost scalp dance. Among western Sioux in 1890, believers danced around a pole or tree decorated with sacred artifacts. The dancers wore special clothing called ghost shirts, which were painted with sacred symbols, including moons, stars, and eagles. The Sioux believed the shirts would protect them from anything, even enemy bullets. The Ghost Dance prospered in the Indian communities for nearly ten years. Then, in 1897, the Ghost Dance at ...
- 24: Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
- ... this new dance was a war dance. They called for army protection. Army was called in to try to curbed this new religion before it could start a war. The Sioux band tougher led by Little Big Foot. They were heading to Pine RidgeReservation in South Dakota, when the army stopped them and held them at gun pointovernight. Big Foot s ... of the war but it was not so much a battle as it was a massacre. It was in fact the last exchange of fire between the army and the Sioux. There are not many positive things that came out of the war. Only that the war was finally over and the blood shed could stop. Some negative things are that ...
- 25: American Indian Stories
- ... her beliefs that actions similar to ours serve merely in altering culture. The main character s civilization had religious beliefs long before the white man presented his ideas. Essentially, the Sioux religion was based on nature. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact beliefs of the group because of the deficiency of information. However from the text, some aspects can be ... faith. Her words are, I lost my faith in the dead roots . (75) The influence of the white culture had clearly effected the developing Indian girl. As stated earlier, the Sioux culture is essentially based upon a belief in nature and without exposure to such customs, they are bound to diminish. Moreover, the Quakers undoubtedly forced observance of their religion, being ...
- 26: Lewis And Clark
- ... grave. The Corps met the Oto and Missouri tribes, who were kind and offered no resistance to the expedition, at the mouth of the Platte River around Omaha, Nebraska. The Sioux, however, were not so accepting. There were many tense situations between the Teton Sioux and the Corps. Clark and the chief of the Teton engaged in shouting matches about which nation was better and on several occasions shots were almost fired. Indian councils were ...
- 27: Beginners Guide To Hack
- ... 6300 IA, Cedar Rapids 319 364-0911 IA, Davenport 319 324-2445 IA, Des Moines 515 288-4403 IA, Dubuque 319 556-0783 IA, Iowa City 319 351-1421 IA, Sioux City 712 255-1545 IA, Waterloo 319 232-5441 KS, Lawrence 913 843-8124 KS, Manhattan 913 537-0948 KS, Salina 913 825-7900 KS, Topeka 913 233-9880 KS ... 803 722-4303 SC, Columbia 803 254-0695 SC, Greenville 803 233-3486 SC, Spartenburg 803 585-1637 SC, Pierre 605 224-0481 SC, Rapid City 605 348-2621 SC, Sioux Falls 605 336-8593 TN, Bristol 615 968-1130 TN, Chattanooga 615 756-1161 TN, Clarksville 615 552-0032 TN, Johnson City 615 282-6645 TN, Knoxville 615 525-5500 ...
- 28: The Life of Sid Vicious
- ... He was their #1 fan, and he was frequently featured in their "Anarchy in the UK" fanzine. He was a "Pistol Head" which was a group consisting of Sid, Siouxsie Sioux, and others. On December 12 at one of their shows Sid was so anxious to see the band that he started jumping up and down on the spot in a ...
- 29: The Transcontinental Railroad and Westward Expansion
- ... build as fast as possible and meet wherever they came together (255). First, the Union Pacific sent out location parties, tracing the line and clearing the path by killing the Sioux and the buffalo in the way of the railroad. Then came the construction gangs who, working in shifts, graded (flattened) the land by as much as a hundred miles a ...
- 30: Native Culture Prior to Contact with Europeans
- ... money. Their canoes were elm bark, or hollowed out trees. Their settled life made these Indians much stronger and a tighter unit. The Plains Indians included such tribes as the Sioux, Blackfoot, the Plains-Cree, and the Plains-Ojibwa. They lived in wigwams but they were skin-covered. Although these Indians lived on some of the worlds richest soil, the only ...
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