U.S. policy towards Native Americans is one of our country’s longest historical conflicts. From the late eighteenth century continuing through today, American government has been modifying its policies toward Native Americans. The first policy was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, in which Congress declared that “the utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the ...
1) Name: Sitting Bull Indian Name: Tatanka Iyotanka Birth: 1831 Death: 12-15-1890 Nation: Hunkpapa Sioux Why: He is seen as a symbol of resistance by American Indians, especially the Lakota Nation. In a 1997 documentary titled The Great Tribes, he is noted as a renaissance man, holy man, great warrior, hard-bargaining politician, composer of songs ...
Replete with caves and caverns to explore, South Dakota is a spelunkers dream. The state’s abundance of underground caves is partially due to its geology. A geological history that includes years of being submerged under tepid, Cretaceous Period primordial seas, coupled with a massive layer of Paha Sapa limestone running through the state makes it ...
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown is an historical account of what happened to the American Indians in the 19th C. when white settlers began to take over their territory. Dee Brown, known for his books about the West, was born in Alberta, LA, in 1908 (Scroggins 1). “His family moved to ...
“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” will premier on HBO on May 27. The epic movie event is presented by Executive Producers Dick Wolf and Tom Thayer. The film, based upon the the book by Dee Brown, is an epic film. The film is based upon the last chapter of the novel. from the Battle ...
It is believed that bison, or buffalo, originated in Eurasia then crossed over the Bering Strait land bridge that at one time connected the Asian and North American continents. In prehistoric times the massive herds literally darkened the face of the earth as they roamed and foraged. Over many centuries the buffalo slowly migrated southward ...
Ancestors of the Seminole, who live on the Indian reservations today, were settled farmers and hunters in Spanish Territory of what is now north Florida. After three Seminole Wars during the 19th century, the Indians were forced out to Oklahoma. A few hundred hid in swamps of the Everglades. Between 1790 and 1871, the U.S. ...
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