BlackFoot Indian is the beginning of my genealogy from my Grandparents Elazora and John McMillian. John “Achack Hassun” McMillian is the root of the whole McMillian family. He was raised in Montana where the BlackFoot Native tribe originated from. His parents were the tribe’s leader and they was also soldiers too. Kitchi is the father of John teaching him how to be a man. His father name stood for “bravery” and stories told to me he was a very righteous outstanding man.
Oota dabun was the name of John’s mother and it stood for “Day Star”. She taught John how to be a responsible person. John’s parents were very hard on him because of the circumstances and cultural values they abide as Blackfoot Indians. As John got older by age of Twenty he
In the late 1830’s, where the United States was growing rapidly, whites faced an obstacle while trying to settle in the South. This area of land was home of the Cherokee and other Indian tribes. The Cherokee Indians signed treaties hoping that white settlers would not come for their land. Prompted by the state of Georgia along with the president, Andrew Jackson, whom did not like Indians, expelled the Cherokee Indians from their homeland. Cherokee’s pleas to Georgia and the Supreme Court did little to stop their removal.
He fought the Seminoles in Florida in a war known as the "First Seminole War" in 1817 just seven years before his election into the presidency. The Seminole tribe was the only one of the Five Civilized Tribes to resist the government 's relocation efforts and they did so violently. The Seminole tribe resisted the Removal Act by fighting in the Florida swamps from 1835-1842. (Foner, 304)This war cost the U.S. army 1,500 soldiers, while the Seminoles lost only 500 members of their tribe. Unable to maintain their resistance finally in 1842, the U.S. government imprisoned the Seminoles and forced them to Fort Gibson.
He was born two years before his country became part of the Soviet Union (John). He grew up in a terrible time period when families would kill millions of people. The purge was really bad and he made it through the rough times. As a young man he was a tractor driver for the locatle farms. When he got older he went to the Soviet Red Army he was wounded in action (John).
Today December 29, 1890 tensions rose high between the Sioux chief Big Foot and a force of US troops at Wounded Knee Creek. The Sioux Tribe has been struggling for a long time since the way of life they’ve always known was destroyed. Seeking to regain their glory, the Sioux traveled to Nevada to meet the self-proclaimed Messiah Wovoka. Wovoka prophesied that the dead would soon enough join the living and the Ghost Dance was performed to catalyze the event. This dance has spread throughout the reservations of Dakota instilling fear to the white troops.
Joseph Bruchac was born in October 16, 1942 in Saratoga Springs, NY. But lived in the Adirondack MT. foothills town of Greenfield Center in New York. He has a sister named Margaret and two grown sons named James, and Jesse. Joseph is an American Indian heritage one of his heritage background includes Slovak and English blood.
“1491” Questions 1. Two scholars, Erikson and William Balée believe that almost all aspects of Native American life have been perceived wrong. Although some refuse to believe this, it has been proven to be the truth. Throughout Charles C. Mann’s article from The Atlantic, “1491”, he discusses three main points: how many things that are viewed as facts about the natives are actually not true, the dispute between the high and low counters, and the importance of the role disease played in the history of the Americas. When the term “Native American” is heard, the average person tends to often relate that to a savage hunter who tries to minimize their impact on their surrounding environment.
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.
The term Mestizo originated in 1582 as a description of someone with Mixed European and American Indian ancestry. It is most commonly used in Central and South America. In some countries such as Ecuador, it can mean a pureblooded Indian who has adopted European dress and customs, and in these countries, Mestizo can have cultural and social connotations. In Mexico’s census reports, the term is no longer used because of the widespread variations of the description, but the Mestizos make up between half and one third of the population there. In the Philippines, Mestizos are people with mixed Chinese and Native American ancestry.
The Shoshone and the Bannock were close and good neighbors. They grew so close that intermarriage became very common for the two tribes, and they both had a “common enemy in Blackfoot
One of the biggest and most powerful tribes in South Carolina was the Cherokee tribe. The were also known as the “real people”. THe Cherokee tribe was huge. Just one village could have over 600 people in it, and most of their villages were lined with a thing called palisade surrounding it for protection. Their leaders could be made up of men and women, and either gender could own land.
The historical backdrop of the Cree Indians starts where they live generally in Canada, and some impart reservations to different tribes in North Dakota. The Cree Indians, an Alogonquian tribe at times called Knisteneau, were basically woods individuals, however a branch, the supposed Plains Cree, were wild ox seekers. The Cree's first experience with white individuals was in 1640, the French Jesuits. The Cree Indians later lost a large number of their tribe in the 1776 break out of little pox, fights with the Sioux, and a thrashing to the Blackfeet in 1870. The Cree lived by chasing, angling, catching, and utilizing muskrat as one of their staples.
Modernity has been mainly characterized by its imperialistic policies and colonizing endeavors, which while creating the current legal organization of the world have largely marginalized the many indigenous groups who originally occupied the conquered lands (Andrews and Walton 600). Although post-modern societies have seen an increase in the awareness of these matters, American-Canadian author Thomas King has dedicated his work to throwing light on issues still not tackled. In his short story “Borders”, King tells the adventure of a Blackfoot mother and her child, who try to cross the border to the U.S. but refuse to declare their nationality. It is through his masterful choice of narrator and the careful depiction of the mother’s struggle to maintain her Blackfoot identity that the author conveys the many difficulties First Nations face in their effort to keep their heritages alive.
Duncan Campbell Scott: Duncan Campbell Scott was prosecuted under the Official Secrets Act in 1978 from his controversial “Secret Society” series for BBC. The Official Secrets Act is a binding legislation between Hong Kong, India, Ireland, United Kingdom, and formerly Canada and New Zealand which provides protection for government secrets and information, usually related to national security. Duncan was primarily known for his literature through poems and stories. His work reflected with his experiences with the Department of Indian Affairs. Duncan’s perspective on the First Nations resulted in many critically controversial opinions.