The Lakota culture has seven virtues, including humility. C.S. Lewis, author of Narnia, once said, “humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less”. Many people associate humility with embarrassment and hanging your head. If you look at the actual definition of humility, it states the following; “a modest or low view of one’s own importance”. In the older times, humility was understood as what the definition is, modesty. Today, humility is now understood as disgraceful and shameful. Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity. Humility is one of the seven Lakota virtues. In many Native American stories, you can detect that this is how the Natives thought of humility. It was taught that
Accordingly, in The Lakota Way, it says, “When choosing a leader, we always kept in mind that humility provides clarity where arrogance makes a cloud. The last thing we wanted was to be led by someone whose judgment and actions were clouded by arrogance.” Nevertheless, Humility is an important trait, consequently, people will notice acts of bravery, valor, and kindness when they are not boasted about. Nevertheless, Humility is an important trait, consequently, people will notice acts of bravery, valor, and kindness when they are not boasted about.
Balance and Power: The Lakota Expansion The outstanding power of the Lakotas against other tribes and the settlers is said to be caused by the numbers and superior organization skills of the Lakota. But that is only half of the reason for the Lakotas’ power. The Lakotas succeeded partly because other tribes failed.
The Sioux warriors were well armed they fought using a variety of weapons ranging from spears to guns. In the past, they used clubs, tomahawks, shields bow and arrows, spears and axes. Once the Europeans arrived in the Great Plains they brought to the Indians guns and horses to get them around and guns to hunt more efficiently. Individual Sioux warriors took part in warfare for a number of reasons. Plains Indians went on raids and went to war for a number of reasons such as to steal horses, to get revenge or to destroy their enemies.
The Fighting Sioux Name Change The University of North Dakota, found themselves in a battle against the Standing Rock and Spirit Tribes a few years back. The Standing Rock and Spirit Tribes found the term “Fighting Sioux” and the Indian head logo disrespectful and, in fact; racist toward their heritage. After Brittany Bergstrom, the author of The Fighting Sioux: The End of a Legacy? spoke with some of the students from University of North Dakota she starts to notice that changing the name is just as offensive to them as the name itself is to the Standing Rock and Spirit Tribes. “When the ‘Fighting Sioux’ lawsuit came about, I had really never thought one way or the other about the name… I became very defensive over the name.
Therefore, pride is a unattractive quality to possess as a person because you can hurt your family and friends and hurt yourself, and hurt relationships close to
In the essays “Pride” by Dagoberto Gilb and “Pride and Humility” by Thomas A. Tarrants, III, D.Min., The authors discuss the same topic but they have a different conclusion. In “Pride,” Gilb conclude that we are all shaped by a strong sense of pride, so we should still be proud of ourself. However, in “Pride and Humility,” Tarrants conclude that pride is basically a sin and it’s the devil’s most effective and destructive tool. Although both authors addressed the same topic in their essay writing and both use their methods to explore the forms of pride, they do so by using viewpoints and different attitudes toward pride.
Cherokee vs. Egyptians As we look at two different cultures such as Cherokee and Egyptians we can clearly see that there’s many differences between the two. For starters the Cherokee were a more tribal based culture while Egyptians were more empire based. But what does it mean to be tribal and empyreal? It all starts with their structure of religion style, power, and values.
Lakota Language Introduction Lakota is a Siouan language which is spoken by its people (Lakota people) who belong to the Sioux tribes. It is one of the dialects of the Sioux language apart from Dakota and Nakota (Powers, 2009). Sioux is spoken by more than 30,000 people in the US and Canada and is therefore positioned at number five amongst the most spoken native languages in the United States. Lakota is one of the three major regional varieties comprising of Western Dakota and Eastern Dakota. Western Dakota also known as Yankton-Yanktonai is at the middle of Eastern Dakota and Lakota.
According to Lencioni (2016), “Humility is the single greatest and most indispensable attribute of being a team player” (p. 157). Humility is a form of integrity. When a team player is humble they do not have egos, neither are they concerned about their status. When a team player is humble, they tend to point out the contributions of others and do not highlight the contribution of their own. The success of the team is collectively not an individual effort.
Acceptance is comparable to humility, modesty, and moderation in which the Enchiridion is largely about for the most part. The Enchiridion’s attributes are evident, yet additionally maintains its’ brilliance. For example, when confronted with discovering that others are speaking ill of you, the guidance of the book suggests not to stress over it, but rather what others say in regards to you is essentially not your
The History of the Lakota in Wind Cave National Park For the Lakota tribe in South Dakota, Wind Cave National Park is much more than an awe-inspiring cave full of peculiar cave formations and bison that stand eight feet tall. For the Lakota, Wind Cave National Park is the site of their ancestors’ emergence from inside the Earth onto the land they used to call home. Upon the discovery of gold in the Great Sioux Reservation, the Lakota’s sacred land was claimed by the United States National Government. The Lakota’s history on the land, their creation story and their rituals associated with the Wind Cave has resulted in their ongoing dispute with the federal government with regard to who should have the right to the sacred lands.
The Navajo Indian Tribe believes that it is disrespectful when someone points a finger at an object, or at someone. Their belief is that it is better to pucker their lips and nod their head toward the object. That is their way of displaying a ritual that is important to their cultural belief. If a nurse is trying to communicate with a Navajo Indian and he/she points to a communication board, then this shows disrespect according to their belief system.
One of the seven deadly sins is the act of having too much pride. Pride in general is not an evil feeling to have. It is human to have pride in oneself, but having too much pride is unhealthy and will cause problems somewhere along the way. Two characters who show a harmful amount of pride are Sylvia from Toni Bambara’s “The Lesson” and Sammy John Updike’s “A&P”. A famous quotation states “Pride (arrogance) comes before Destruction... and a haughty spirit, before a fall.”
In his book, The Lakota Way, Joseph M. Marshall III describes bravery as “Facing the possibility, and sometimes the probability, of death and great bodily harm as without a doubt one of the most daunting realities any human being can confront.” Bravery was essential to the survival of the early people of the Lakota Nation. It takes bravery even today to trek through life and to be successful. There are many ways for people to be brave today. Of the twelve Lakota virtues described by Marshall, bravery was most important in the survival of his people.
“There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. ‘Good pride’ represents our dignity and self-respect. ‘Bad pride’ is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.” John C. Maxwell, enlightens the reader about the faces of pride. One is beautiful and the other is ugly.