Monday, November 4, 2013

Native American Photography


Native American Photography has made a big impact, and has influenced us today, the Native Americans, and has caused many controversies and myths. It gave us a better understanding of their lives, the native americans could cherish the past, and it caused some controversies with their beliefs.
By being able to view photography of Native Americans people can gain a better understanding of their life and how they live. Photographers such as Edward Curtis give us great insight to their world. Thanks to his 222 complete sets of published photographs we can see traditions, lively hoods, and the workings of different tribes. As people dive into the world of Native Americans they can understand what the Native Americans went through and sympathize. People can see the good and bad results of the settlers. 
Native American photography also mad an impact by affecting the Native Americans. Through the use of photography they were able to show people the way they lived and that they needed to be treated better. Photography also affected the Native Americans by giving them a chance to voice their opinion. Being able to show their thoughts on a new platform helped people realize what they were going through and what they were doing to them. Even though the Native Americans were wary about having their photos taken in the beginning they began to fall in love with them. It was a way to link themselves to their heritage and culture. They were able to see lost loved ones and cherish the past. 
Photography involving the Native Americans also sparked many controversies. When looking at photographer Edward Curtis it would seem as though his pictures were very true to the situation and beautiful but he caused a huge controversy. There was a picture that had clearly been doctored. The picture is of two Native Americans sitting inside their home. One picture shows clearly that there is a clock sitting between the two indians while the other the clock has been edited out. The reason that this became so widely known was because the indians didn’t understand why he felt the need to remove this from his image. Photography also caused the widely-known controversy about their beliefs. They believed that if their photo was taken it would also steal their sole. This made it difficult for anyone to gain photographs of the Native Americans. 
        Photography was made a big impact on the Native American culture. It gave us more insight to what they were going through, it gave the Native American’s a voice and a way to link themselves to their culture, and it cause many controversies. 




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Controversy over Native American Symbols used as mascots or sports team names


                There has always been controversy over sports team’s use of Native American names and symbols as their team mascot. Some Native American groups find it offensive and believe the teams should not be allowed to use these things as their mascots. Only some groups of Indians find it offensive and others believe it is an honor. The major groups you have had a problem with use of these mascots are civil rights and some athletic organizations, most of which are not even Native American groups so it is not their place to cause controversy. Teams like the Washington Redskins whose name is found offensive and the Cleveland Indians whose chief wahoo mascot is found offensive claim they are not planning on and will never change these things about their teams. The Florida State Seminoles name also caused some controversy for a while but since the name is a specific Native American group and not just Natives in general the controversy was easily resolved.
            The team that started it all was the Cleveland Indians in 1997 on the anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the colored barrier in pro baseball. People say the wide-grinning, red-faced mascot is in poor taste for a symbol for a team and extremely offensive. The wahoo is not even as much a mascot for the team but just a logo. They find the wahoo to be stereotypical and racist. Native Americans say they are the only group of people who are used as mascots and sports team names and that makes it more offensive. A Sante Fe Indian said himself, “We are the only group still used as mascots. People believe the mascot is a holdover from a less enlightened time. Most of the protest and controversy for this team was over the symbol of the chief wahoo not the Cleveland Indians name itself. The name Indians was chosen 1915 actually to honor Louis Francis Sockalexi s, a great Native American baseball player. Bob DiBiassio, Indians senior vice-president of public affairs said to the Ohio News-Herald, “We have had discussions with people of all races who have no problem with our name or logo.” This all happened in 1997 so there is not as much controversy over the Cleveland Indians anymore but there is still plenty of controversy over other teams today.
            The controversy over the Washington Redskins team name is the most recent team brought up. People have even started a ‘Change The Mascot Campaign’. Ads against the mascot play on sports radio stations for all of NFL station and even in other cities where the team plays away games. The group who launched the campaign is the Oneida Nations, an American Indian Tribe in upstate New York. Protestors are at every single Redskins game and have even followed them to away games that are played in other cities. People have said the name is stereotypical and when they use this word for the name of a sports team they might as well have a sports team name the niggers. Merriam Webster Dictionary said the term is offensive and should be avoided.” People believe the word had undeniable racist history and say the word shows an ethnic group frozen in history. An incre asing number of sportswriters are even refusing to say or write the word. President Obama said, “I would consider changing the name if I owned the team.” Regardless of all the protests the owner of Washington Redskins has made no plans to change the team’s name. In an interview in May he said, “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER- you can use caps.” In 2044 a survey was taken and asked 768 people who were identified as Native American whether they found the name offensive and almost 90 percent of those people said the name does not bother them. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Associated Press that while the league respects the opposing viewpoints, “The name from its origin has always intended to be positive and has always been used by the team in a highly respected manner.”
          I do not agree with Native American symbols being used for sports teams but I also do not disagree. I understand how groups do find these names and mascots offensive but why would they just now be speaking up about it. Most of these team names and mascots have been used for years and were made the names or mascots to honor and respect Native Americans. I do not believe other people like civil rights or other organizations should get involved in protest or campaigns. These controversies are between the teams and Native Americans who believe it should be changed. Some of the mascots or name may be looked at as stereotypical and offensive but these teams should not be forced to change traditions they have had for many years just to make a few more people happy because you can never make every single person happy. People look at these names or mascots as individual an d everyone is going to view them in their own way. 


Washington Redskins                                   Cleveland Indians
Florida State Seminoles



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Raymond Carlos Nakai

Raymond Carlos Nakai was born on April 16, 1946 in Flagstaff, Arizona. He married to Pam Hyde-Nakai.  He is one of the most important Native American persons in the music and culture field. He started his musical studies on the trumpet, but when he was young he suffered a car accident which ruined his embouchure and forced him to change the instrument. Since then, his interests and studies took a turn. He was given a Cedar flute as a gift and it was there when he started being more interested on this instrument. He has received lots of awards, also a Master’s Degree in American Indian Studies from University of Arizona. He incorporated the flute into music of all styles and cultures. Nakai also views his cultural heritage not only as a source and inspiration, but also a dynamic continuum of natural change and growth. In Nakai’s opinion, the music of the United Stated is based on the involvement, interaction and influence of all of our cultures. He believes that all of the “Native Americans” must all bring cultural heritage with them and share it in whatever ways they can. He is sharing it with music and culture ways.

Nakai’s music is difficult to describe. He describes his own music as a contemporary traditional American Indian Music. Opinions of others ethnomusicologists said that his music describes the Southwest; it also draws the inspiration from mountains, valleys, wind, sunsets and from the earth itself. It’s a kind of a relaxing music with soft melodies. He has collaborated with jazz, rock, blues, folk, classical and country artists, as well as musicians from Japan and Tibet.

                Improvisation is a natural component of most Native American music, and Nakai’s work is not an exception. He wanted to express himself with music; he wanted to express his feelings and emotions, that’s why almost all of his work is based on improvisation.

                 The flute is the most important Native American instrument besides the drums. Since the lack of p a written language, the history of the Native American Flute is not very clear. There are many storied about how the flute was discovered, created or given to Native people. Some of them talked about a young man wanting to attract the attention of a maiden. There were also a lot of types of flutes in use, the Native Americans played flutes, which they made in that time with natural materials.  The instrument was originally very personal; its music was played without accompaniment in courtship, healing, meditation, and spiritual rituals. Now it is played most of the times along with other instruments or vocals. This instrument was passed from generation to generation. Today we are still remembering the Native American flutes; they are still having a wonderful sound.





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Friday, November 1, 2013

Jim Thorpe's Never-Ending Funeral

        Each year, the Jim Thorpe award is presented to the best defensive back in college football. It was created in 1986 to honor Thorpe's achievements in football. Players that are selected for this award are judged by their performance on the field, their athletic ability, and most importantly, their character. Many players consider this award the most prestigious award in college football.

        Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 in a remote cabin near Prague, Oklahoma. His father, Hiram Thorpe, was a farmer and his mother, Mary James was a descendent of the great Sauk and Fox chief Black Hawk. Thorpe's Indian name was Wa-Tho-Huk, which translates to "Bright Path." He was predestined for a bright path. In 1904, he started at the Carlisle Industrial Indian School and began his athletic career. At Carlisle, he played football for the legendary coach Glenn "Pop" Warner and also ran track. When he was 24, he went to Stockholm, Sweden for the 1912 Olympic Games. He set many records and won two gold medals in the Pentathlon and the Decathlon. He then went on to play professional baseball that consisted of the New York Giants, the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Braves. He also played professional football for the Canton Bulldogs, the Cleveland Indians, and other teams that later became the National Football League. He was married 3 times and had 8 children. He died on March 28, 1953 of a heart attack. His wife at the time of his death was Patsy Thorpe. He is currently buried in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

        Jim Thorpe's name has been appearing in many news article recently. His family wants to return the athlete's remains to the Oklahoma reservation where he grew up, but the town wants to keep him in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. At his funeral in 1953, his wife Patsy, barged in and seized her dead husbands body. She was accompanied by state troopers and a hearse. Patsy had received an offer she could not refuse. She had made a deal with two struggling towns in Pennsylvania. The towns had to merge and rename themselves "Jim Thorpe" and build a memorial to honor him. The towns complied with the regulations of the deal and have had possession of Thorpe's remains for 59 years. Just recently, Thorpe's sons and the Sauk and Fox nation prevailed in a federal lawsuit that demanded that the town return their fathers body.

        Thorpe's sons are not only opposing the town in Pennsylvania, but also their nephews. The sons believe that his body should be returned because he had never even set foot in what is now Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, and the 1990 Native Americans Graves and Repatriation Act governs the return of human remains and other indian artifacts. The nephews are agreeing with the town. They believe that the town has honored their grandfather's legacy. "The town was built around my grandpa-- people revere him," John Thorpe said. John Thorpe and another grandson travel up to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania every year to take part in their grandfather's celebrations. Another reason why the nephews are opposing their uncles argument is because Oklahoma could have kept Thorpe in 1953 but decided to let him go. The sons are also arguing that he was taken away from them and that they had no authority at that time.

        Recently, in an NBC news article, Dan Hugos said, "Look, if it turns out that Jim Thorpe is going to be transported somewhere else, then let's accompany him and make it as graceful and honorable a transition as it could possibly be." Many inhabitants of the town are still appalled by the accusations that  the family members of Thorpe have made on the town. The family still has an ongoing internal conflict and nobody knows when this controversy will come to a conclusion.



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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Standard Native American Gender Roles (Katie An)

In any society, the positions that men and women hold, will affect the way that each gender is treated. For example, if the women only does the housework, and the man brings in the money and is viewed as the superior, the women will not be treated as equals. They also probably will not be appreciated as much. Typically, for the European Settlers, this is how their society was structured. The Native Americans on the other hand, structured theirs completely different. For the most part, the women did everything, and in the tribe, the men and the women were viewed as equals.
In the Native American society, women gathered materials for the family, built the home for the family, many women were believed to be the superior doctors, and there were many other small things that women were responsible for. Women would have built and maintained the houses, hunted buffalo, gathered firewood, cooked food, repaired clothing, made tools and weapons, made blankets, baskets, and pottery. In some tribes, such as the Pawnees and Omahas, women also had some power that other women in their time did not have. They almost always decided where to camp on bison hunts. Though there was often lots of polygamy in these tribes, the senior wife made all of the decisions. Finally, women could divorce unkind men and since the women owned the houses, the men would be homeless.




The men in the Native American society were the warriors. They too would hunt for buffalo and bison. They also cut down trees to clear land for houses to be made. Often times they would fish as well to get food for their family. Men were often doctors as well. he men doctors were not the favorite of the society though, because women were thought to have a healing touch. Though it seems as if the women in the society do more, the men and women’s responsibilities were equally important to the functioning of the tribe. Not only was this though, but it was believed too. Men treated women as equals; women treated men as equals.

“The men seemed to have all of the power; the women seemed to do all of the work” (plainshumanities.) This statement is the way that many outsiders viewed the Native American culture. To an extent, it is true, but for the most part, it is not. Yes, the women do the majority of the work, but they also have some power. Even though the women had some power for their work, this still did not change the European American’s view of their society. European Settlers though that women should be sheltered and protected from the real world. When they saw how “unsheltered” and “unprotected” these women were, they were not ok with it. There was occasionally tension between the settlers and the natives because of the difference in gender roles between the two societies. Some have argued that tensions got so bad between the two societies at one point, that American and Canadian officials attempted to force European standard gender roles onto the Native Americans. They argue that the laws would have stated that men had to be farmers and blacksmiths and that women were to be housewives. No documentation of such an effort has been found though.

Today, more Native American women still graduate from high school and college than Native American men. Though the women no longer build the houses, for the most part, the mutual respect and division of responsibilities has been carried into the modern day Native American culture.




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The use of Native Americans as Mascots
"Black Hawk Controversy"
-Caroline Webster

An overall repeating theme throughout American history has enforced the subject of Native Americans and labeling to be inspected. The authenticity and reality about the fist nations Native Americans is now being questioned. How will later societies view Native Americans in the future because of the scrutiny and labeling that we have caused the tribes? If there is not a true representative logo that connects with the past I agree that changes need to be made unless a true symbolic meaning is behind the logo.

Today’s society discourages the naming of Native American nicknames that are based off of a deeper meaning. The internal rising conflict that has developed over many years is the fact that these nicknames are an offence to Native American tribes. Sports teams such as the Washington Redskins however cannot and shouldn’t be compared to a team such as the Chicago Blackhawks. The reasoning behind the Blackhawk’s dodging protests is that their name is based off a specific person instead of an entire tribe. The community of Chicago shows respect for Black Hawk. Lorado Taft, a sculptor in the community sculpted a 50 foot statue for remembrance of Black Hawk, the vanished still remains a symbol of strength for the community. “Respectful and proud” is what Jay Blunk describes his team logo. The complete nickname comes from the founder’s military division, which brings it even more power and reasoning. The actual Blackhawks mascot is a cartoon black hawk, with the logo on the front. It would be different if the mascot was an Indian. A hawk is also symbolic symbolizing a freed soul after death. Putting these two theory’s together make the logo even more respectful. Black Hawk was definitely the type of respected leader

Black Hawk was a Native American seen by white Americans as a symbol of courage showing nobility for his tribe, he was looked up to by many white Americans. The history of the nickname started in world war 1, “Black Hawk” was given to the “Black Hawk Division” a division of the 333rd machine gun battalion of the 86th infantry division. In my opinion a sports team such as the Chicago Blackhawks base their team name off of deeper situations and symbolism. The true meaning of the Blackhawks goes deeper than being named straight from the Indian tribe itself it was named after the “Black Hawk Division”, this however still shows respect for Black Hawk and the Indian tribe because the division was named to symbolize Black Hawks strength and respect. Recently more and more names of sports teams and their mascots regarding Native American’s have been called “racially insensitive”

Looking at our own community, these issues are not a problem and haven’t been looked at as the sports teams have. For example a school nearby the New Hope Indians hasn't changed their mascot for years. If any changes are made to the logo’s it should be school names that don’t express any respect to the community. There is not a deeper meaning behind the title “Indians” and there is not a connecting symbol such as the hawk. The use of the work Indians as the title is a stereotype and should be changed if there is not a deeper meaning. The New Hope Indians don’t have a cartoon mascot like the Blackhawk’s, which is more disrespectful.


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Cahokia Mounds

Cahokia Mounds

Standing about 13 kilometers northeast of St. Louis, Missouri is the largest pre- Columbian settlement north of Mexico – Cahokia Mounds. Cahokia was inhabited for about three centuries during the Mississippian period. This society demonstrated the engineering skills of the people through their sophisticated construction and architecture of the many mounds built, including their most famous mound called Monks Mound. Although many mounds have been eroded and destroyed throughout time, Cahokia is now protected and preserved by several different organizations. Exploration of Cahokia throughout time has given historians knowledge of its geography, history, architecture, the history of Monks Mound itself, and has given protection of preservation to the site.
Cahokia Mounds is an archaeological site on the Mississippi River northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The site occupies around six square miles and consists of about 120 mounds, however many mounds have been destroyed since Cahokia was abandoned. Cahokia was inhabited by ten to twenty thousand people from 1050 – 1150. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site preserves about eighty mounds today. This settlement is the largest, and earliest, pre – Columbian Settlement north of Mexico. This settlement demonstrates the existence of a powerful economic society, including agriculture and trade,  and also a political hierarchy which was responsible for trade, communal agriculture, and the organization of labor. The people of Cahokia had built a fence enclosing their most important buildings. It enclosed over 120 acres requiring about twenty thousand trees. Merchants from Cahokia traded south the Gulf Coast, north to the Great Lakes, east to the Atlantic Coast and west to Oklahoma. Cahokia’s streets and mounds were laid out according to their builders’ spiritual principles and views of the cosmos. At the center of Cahokia are four plazas in honor of the four cardinal directions – North, South, East, and West. Monks Mound stood in the center of the four plazas. The people of Cahokia built what is called Woodhenge which enclosed their large plazas and ceremonial areas. The Woodhenges were large circular areas marked off with enormous red cedar posts. Woodhenges were significant to the timing of the agricultural cycle. The entire society of Cahokia, including Monks Mound, is primary based off of two materials – earth and wood.
Monks Mound is the most famous of the mounds in Cahokia. It also has the title of the largest prehistoric earthen structure in the Western Hemisphere. Monks Mound rises to about 100 feet and includes four terraces. Monks Mound covers more than 15 acres and is 1080 feet long and 710 feet wide. In comparison to the largest Egyptian pyramid, Pharaoh Cheops at Gizeh, the base of Monks Mound is 200,000 square feet larger than the base of the largest Egyptian pyramid. Monks Mound also contains more than twenty – five million cubic feet of earth. Monks Mound is believed to have housed a temple 100 feet long and 50 feet wide and tall. This temple was Cahokia’s seat of governance and was a place for its rulers to perform religious and political rituals. Other mounds have been excavated to reveal burial sites were located in mounds.
Without the protection and preservation of this phenomenal historic site, the mounds and their history would cease to exist. Cahokia was first protected by the State of Illinois in 1923 by the purchase of a state park. It was later recognized as a state historic site which gave additional protection.  A major threat to the site was the Federal Highway Building Program in the 1950s. This program reduced the site’s integrity, but it increased funding for archeological investigations. On July 19, 1964, Cahokia was designated as a National Historic Landmark. Then on October 15,1966, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Finally, Cahokia was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982. USESCO stands for The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. This park protects 2,200 acres. Cahokia is the only site in Illinois and is one of the twenty – one World Heritage Sites in the United States. Recently in August 2007, parts of Monks Mound were excavated twice as an attempt to avoid erosion due to slumping and sliding. Cahokia is one of the few ancient civilizations that still remain today. It has given researchers and historians a look into pre- Columbian time and has allowed for an understanding of its complex chiefdom society.




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Fritz Scholder

Fritz Scholder
Fritz Scholder

           Fritz Scholder was a widely known artist, who achieved his fame by making many kinds of art that portrayed his personal American Indian heritage in a nontraditional way.
          Scholder was only one fourth Native American, so he considered himself white. His ancestors were Luiseno, which is a tribe in California. Others called him a “New Indian” because although he lived like a white person, he kept his ties to Native American culture as well. He was known to be a very reclusive person, always using drawing as an escape from people. In an interview, Scholder said, “If I couldn’t paint, I would be out on the street shooting people”. He was inspired by his father and his mother personally. When it comes to his work, he was inspired by Picasso, Goya, Matisse, Bonnard, and Francis Bacon. He was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota on October 6, 1937 and died at 67 on February 10, 2005 from diabetes.
          From the beginning of his life, Scholder knew he wanted to be an artist for several reasons. First, he didn’t want a boss. Also, he wanted the freedom to do what he wanted when he wanted and he didn’t want to waste his life with a job he hated. His career lasted 50 years, but the most well-known period was in the 
1960’s, which was when he did most of his American Indian works. He broke traditions and brought pop art and Indian art together, creating something totally new for the art world. 
It got a great response, landing his works in the Museum of Modern Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, the Hirschhorn Museum, the Sculpture Garden, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He loved painting the most, but he also branched out into sculpting, prints, and photography. His most commonly used subjects were women, isolation, and mortality. Indianwork went from very solemn, faded paintings to something exciting, with vibrant colors and deeper meaning thanks to Fritz Scholder. 
           Scholder described making art as a “turn-on”, and said ““But it’s also terribly serious, because it is in a way one of the universal rituals of making a mark on something that will last longer than you”. Fritz Scholder’s confidence and innovation changed Indian painting forever.

Works Cited
1.     "Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian." National Museum of the American Indian. National Museum of the American Indian, 2008. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. <http://nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/scholder/introduction.html>.

1.     Brockman, Joshua. "Indian Or Not? Fritz Scholder's Art And Identity." NPR. NPR, 24 Dec. 2008. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98694678>.

1.     Scholder, Fritz. "On the Work of a Contemporary American Indian Painter." MIT Press. N.p., 1973. Web. 25 Oct. 2013. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1572685?&Search=yes&searchText=Scholder&searchText=fritz&list=hide&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicResults%3Fla%3D%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26vf%3Dall%26bk%3Doff%26pm%3Doff%26jo%3Doff%26ar%3Doff%26re%3Doff%26ms%3Doff%26Query%3Dfritz%2BScholder%26sbq%3Dfritz%2BScholder%26si%3D1%26aori%3Da%26so%3Drel%26hp%3D25%26Go%3DGo&prevSearch=&item=1&ttl=204&returnArticleService=showFullText&>.

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1.     Brockman, Joshua. "Fritz Scholder, Painter of American Indians, Dies at 67." New York Times. New York Times, 14 Feb. 2005. Web. 28 Oct. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/14/arts/design/14scholder.html?_r=0>.

"      Fritz Scholder Interview." -- Academy of Achievement. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013. <http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/sch1int-1>.
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Cultural Assimilation Of Native Americans

Cultural Assimilation Of Native Americans

The first thing that comes to mind while discussing how Native Americans were accepted into society is the Indian Removal Act.  The Native Americans in the 1820’s were treated much differently from both the past and the future.  The Indian Removal Act has influenced events from 1820’s to the early 1840’s.
The Western Native Americans Had been Viewed as inferior compared to the American settlers,  for this reason they were required to have several laws placed on them.  The most notable of these laws was the Indian Removal Act.  The law was an effort to free up land for the new settlers,  in order to do this the Native Americans had to be removed.  This idea was rejected by several of the major tribes, these included the Cherokee,  Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.  These along with several other small tribes initially rejected the act.  In 1832 Andrew Jackson was re-elected,  This was a frightening event for some of the tribes who had previously rejected the act.  Due to this re-election Jackson had more time to continue on the removal of the Native Americans.
The Indian Removal Act had been initially rejected by several of the major tribes.  The new re-election of Andrew Jackson had them wanting to re-consider the terms.  An Event called the Trail of tears came out shortly after the Indian removal Act.  This was a more dramatic form of the Indian Removal Act.  For the Native Americans this was a non optional venture,  if the Government said that they had to go they had to go.  Many of the same tribes that declined the Indian Removal Act were re-located through this portion of the Act.  Many of the people that were forced to the new lands died due to disease, exposure, and Starvation.  The end location to the Trail of tears was in areas ranging from Tennessee to Florida.  The trail of tears was a large and important portion to Native American history.
The overall relation of the tribes among the individual citizen would have not existed.  The amount of Native Americans to the us citizens would have been low so the interaction with them was limited.  The general idea of them was more a stereotype rather than knowing the people.  Therefore the people really did not know the full extent of what the government was doing to the Native Americans.  Thousands of Native Americans died on the trail of tears.  Had the population realized these were too people that lived lives much like their own then maybe they could have found another way around what happened to them.
The Native Americans had a major role in the History of the US.  They had been through many different situations along with hard times.  But through all of it moving to an entirely different land,  Losing their people by the thousands,  and being severely neglected by the public they still survived.  The Native Americans were a major minority population within the US.

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Ellis Vest

October 31, 2013

Mr. Ward 


Crazy Horse 
Born in the early 1840’s on the Belle Fourche River in South Dakota a legendary warrior was born known as Crazy Horse. As a child he went by the name of Light Hair and at age ten he was known as Horse on Sight.  When he turned 18 his Father honored him by passing down his own name, Crazy Horse, changing his name to Worm. While his father was in the Oglala Lokota Tribe, his mother was from the Miniconjou Lakota Tribe, a member of One Horn family. Crazy horse left with a legacy of a serious and effective warrior, a fantastic leader, and a death that no one can ever be sure of.  He is also known for his amazing fighting abilities.
Crazy Horse was more than just a Sioux Indian, he was also a fantastic warrior and leader.  He was below average height and his hair and skin color were much lighter than most Indians. He did not like any funny business and he refused to wear face paint or a bonnet during battles.  Many of the Indians also rubbed dust on themselves but Crazy Horse did not partake in this either.  Even at the age 13 he was stealing horses from the Crow Indians and led his first actual War Party before turning 20.  As a leader of the Ogala Sioux Tribe he led the Sioux Wars in 1860’s to the 1870’s.  He was viewed among his people as a strong leader who committed to keeping the traditions and the values of the Lakota’s way of life. 
On July 25, 1865 Crazy Horse had his first real encounter with soldiers on the Oregon Trail.  At Platte Bridge he was a decoy to lure the soldiers out of their defenses.  That following year, he used his skills as a guerrilla fighter and studied the ways of the military adversaries.  On December of 1866 the Sioux and the Cheyenne combined to go up against Fort Phil Kearny.  Crazy Horse brought in a man named Lt. Col. William J. Fetterman along with 80 men to storm, which is known as the Fetterman massacre. Crazy Horse joined Sitting Bull as a guest tribe in hopes to defeat the Black Hills. Olgalas by the hundreds flocked to the standard of Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in the last great armed resistance of the Sioux. 
Battle of Little Bighorn in mid June 1876 was one of Crazy Horses well known battles. When the War Department ordered all Lakota Bands onto their reservations became a leader of the resistance. He also helped defeat the Custer’s troops on June 25th in a counterattack.  He led 1,500 Indians into the Battle of the Rosebud surprising the calvary.   On May 1877, he led his Oglalas into Red Cloud’s Agency and threw his weapons on the ground surrendering.  He spend his summer near Fort Robinson because he was told he would be given the assignment to a reservation if he surrendered.  No one is completely sure how Crazy Horse died but it has been told that rumors spread that he was planning an outbreak.  On September 5th of 1877, he was arrested but once he realized he was going to be locked away into a guardhouse, he resisted.  He was the stabbed to death. 
As you can see he was a big contrebuter in many Battles and was very smart in the way he chose to go about things.  He stayed loyal to his Tribe and did what he said he was going to do.  He went through much betrayal and false accusations but he still stayed true and never did not fight to his fullest.  Crazy horse was a fantastic warrior and will always be known for nothing less than that. 


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