For centuries bison dominated the Great Plains of North America, playing a very essential part in shaping ecology. They have a curly long coat, a strong sense of smell and hearing, as well as poor eyesight. Bison are known for once being a lifeline for Native Americans, used for much of their food, shelter, and clothing. There is no other animal to cross the plains that is known more for their demise, than the North American bison. Bison traveled to the North American plains and filled the land
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for fun and joy. Back then I was just a boy. Now I am a man with a plan. As I passed from town to town until the wind brought me to the state of Minnesota. Going there remind of the first time I protested for what I believe in when I went to South Dakota. When I was in Minnesota the wind brought me to the American mall to protest for the protection of a piece of nature that was going to be destroyed. So I decided to tie myself to a tree, when the construction workers and police kept telling me to
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awarded the noble peace prize for ending a war between Russia and Japan. He also received the congressional medal of honor. There are many memorials built in his honor. The most famous monument was MT. Rushmore located in the black hills of South Dakota. Teddy was a great
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Eagle’s star was born on 1866. He was a Lakota Sioux. The Sioux used to move often from place to place, during that period of time. The Sioux used to live in the Northern Great Plains. Which is today North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Sioux are known to be warriors and hunters that used to be depended on buffalo and also horses. The buffalo provided the Indians with far more than food. The Indians used the buffalo hair to make pads and ropes; the horns were made into knives and
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depends on oil in their everyday lives. To help combat this need for oil, the Dakota Access Pipeline was announced on June 25 2014 to be
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The struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline reflects the indigenous struggles for sovereignty and survival in the history of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Notably, these people were initially highly decentralized. The Fort Laramie treaty in 1868 reduced the tribe’s land to the state line of South Dakota in the west and the east of Missouri River. The tribe considers the Black Hills a sacred land, which is located in the middle of their territory. Five years after the treaty, gold was discovered
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He along with other Lakota’s decided to live off the reservation in the Powder River area. The treaty was made to bring peace between the Sioux and the white settlers that agreed to settle within the Black Hills Reservation in Dakota. The treaty also guaranteed the Lakota important land and the Black Hills Territory. Following the Fort Laramie Treaty, Crazy Horse left the reservation and made friends and followers of some Brule. He married a Northern Cheyenne woman and later an
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Powwow – It is like a celebration, The Spokane Tribe holds their annual powwow celebration over the Labor Day Weekend. In the book they are going to have the 127th annual powwow celebration. When The Spokane Tribe holds their annual powwow celebration there would be singing, war dancing, gambling, storytelling, laughter, fry bread, hamburgers, hot dog, arts and crafts, and plenty of alcoholic brawling. Tepee – A tepee is like a tent, conical tent that is traditionally made of animal skins, usually
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The Oglala Lakota is a tribe with around 13,586 people according to the South Dakota 2010 census. They are also one of the most interesting tribes from the way their government is arranged to the customs and traditions they still practice today. The cultural mix of all the sioux tribes make them one of the most interesting tribes still out there thriving today. The Oglala Lakota people are part of a band of seven related Sioux tribes which therefore is made up of seven different councils. There are
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American Wars All men ride off to war together side by side with their brothers. However, Lieutenant Custer made the trip to Washington, DC alone due to a disciplinary infraction that had held him behind his peers by more than a month. In July 1861, he arrived in Washington, DC and the chance to stay and train new recruits. He quickly turned down this offer hoping for an opportunity to find his way into a combat unit. Against his wishes, his assignment would be an instructor position, but this
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