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Sioux Culture, 2002.
This paper provides a cultural and historical background on the Sioux and the role of music in American Indian cultures.
10,689 words (approx. 42.8 pages), 31 sources, MLA, $ 212.95
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This paper examines both what the Sioux cultures were like before European contact as well as what that culture has evolved into. The paper focuses on the music of this people set within a broader artistic and cultural and even political context. The paper is broken down into four chapters: An introduction into the Sioux people, their musical instruments, the songs of the people, and finally a larger cultural context. The final section of this paper examines the Sun Dance and the Ghost Dance as the two most important single types of musical performance.
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"Traditional Sioux of the last century ? or the centuries before ? would have found the entire idea of putting on their best clothes and going to a concert hall to listen ? as relatively passive observers ? to a musical performance extremely odd. For them, as for other native peoples of the Americas (and arguably other native peoples throughout the world before the onset of industrialization) music was something that was integrated into the fabric of ritual and everyday life."
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Sioux Culture & Music, 2001.
Examines cultural & historical background, belief system, role of music in Native American cultures, attributes of music of the Sioux.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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"Traditional Sioux of the last century ? or the centuries before ? would have found the entire idea of putting on their best clothes and going to a concert hall to listen ? as relatively passive observers ? to a musical performance extremely odd. For them, as for other native peoples of the Americas (and arguably other native peoples throughout the world before the onset of industrialization) music was something that was integrated into the fabric of ritual and everyday life. It was not something apart. Music and dancing were nearly always integrated into either ceremonial or celebrative activities of personal and communal life (Hassrick, 1964, p. 140). Such a degree of integration is hard for citizens of the almost-21st century to imagine."
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The Sioux, 2002.
A look at the history of the Native American Sioux tribe and its position in American society and culture today.
3,104 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 90.95
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This paper traces the fascinating history of the third largest Native American tribe in America, the Sioux. It shows the way the Sioux have fared socially, culturally and economically as a tribe living among a white majority in the United States. he paper also examines the book, "Land of the Spotted Eagle", by Luther Standing Bear in which he offers an analysis of his people, the Lakota Sioux, including their relations with the white government. Finally, the paper examines the means in which the Sioux, as well as other Native American tribes, are struggling to maintain their cultural identity in America today.
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"Various Native American groups have been pressing for greater respect through legal and other efforts to remove Native American symbols and names from schools, sports teams, and even geographical features. The issue was raised recently with reference to the University of North Dakota, whose mascot and team are known as the Fighting Sioux (Brownstein 46). The issue is not always clear-cut. One term that has been given much attention recently is "squaw," a word once used by white settlers to refer to Indian wives and that is found on hundreds of place names in the country, from rivers to valleys to mountain peaks to town names. An example is Squaw Peak, a familiar Phoenix landmark targeted for change by Native American groups. They claim that the word "squaw" is derogatory to tribal members and all other women, pointing out that the word is derived from an Indian word for female genitalia."
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The Sioux Indians, 2004.
Outlines the origins and history of the Sioux Indians.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper gives a brief account of the origins, culture, society, and history of the Sioux Indians. The paper follows their history up to present-day conditions and talks briefly about Sioux society and culture today.
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"Of all the North American Indians that lived and survived on the prairies and plains, the Sioux are the most popular and widely known. Their area of habitation ranged from the Mississippi valley in the east to the Rocky Mountains of the west and from the Saskatchewan River in Canada to the Rio Grande in the south. The cultural traits which came to characterize the High Plains Indians were dependent on bison, a limited use of roots and berries, limited fishing, and the skillful use of bison and deerskin for clothing and shelter. However, this culture was also dependent upon the introduction of the horse and to a lesser extent on changes in tribal locations farther east, and ?together with the introduction of firearms, the fur trade and the trading of goods, the Plains Indians experienced continuous change from the 17th century and well into the later years of the 19th century in America? (Lund, 67)."
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"The Dobe Ju/'hoansi" and the "Rosebud Sioux", 2002.
A review of Richard Lee's The "Dobe Ju/'hoansi" and Elizabeth Grobsmith's "Lakota of the Rosebud" with an emphasis on the different cultural traits.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This essay examines Richard Lee's The "Dobe Ju/'hoansi" and Elizabeth Grobsmith's "Lakota of the Rosebud". We learn how the Dobe Ju/'hoansi are a tribe of fierce and independent people who live on the border between Namibia and Botswana. Lee focuses on several cultural traits among the Dobe Ju/'hoansi, especially their hunting techniques, sexuality and religion. Grobsmith, meanwhile, shows us the culture of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and its people. We see many similar similarities and differences with the Dobe Ju/'hoansi.
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Lakota Sioux Vision Quest, 2002.
Discussion of the Lakota Sioux Vision Quest and its significance to the Lakota religion.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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One of the most important rites in the Lakota religion is the vision quest. This paper goes on to elaborate on this area of the Lakota religion.
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The Importance of Horses and Buffalo to the Sioux Indians, 1998.
An examination of how horses and buffalo became an integral part of American Indian life.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 6 sources, $ 54.95
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"Preceding the entrance of the Sioux, onto the plains, the horse was already becoming part of the Plains Indians life. Brought to America by the Spanish, the horse was viewed as a "mystery dog" by the Native Americans. At first the horses were stolen to be used as food. The Indians saw the horse as a fairly easy way of getting meat. It was the Mexican peasants, after revolting against the Spanish, showed the Indians what the use of the horse really was. The horse then became an integral part of their lives. Not only could they be used to carry people, they were put to use as carriers of household goods. This gave much relief to the dogs and women who were the prior beasts of burden. With this new mode of transportation they could there have moreprosperous buffalo hunts, also alleviating some of thedanger associated with hunting buffalo on foot. The buffalo began providing for all their needs, food, clothing, and household goods. The buffalo became a four-legged commisary that the tribes could follow more easily with the horse. As the herds migrated, so did the Native Americans. Before the horse, the Indians led a slow paced settled life. This was especially true for the Sioux tribe. "
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Revisionist Western Films, 2002.
This paper reviews the treatment of the American Indian, or Native American, in revisionist Western films: Kevin Costner's ?Dances with Wolves? (1990) and Michael Apted?s ?Thunderheart? (1992).
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses revisionist Westerns Kevin Costner's ?Dances with Wolves? (1990), a film sensitivity to cultural differences and to the importance of Native American culture and Thunderheart (Michael Apted, 1992), which enters a more modern Indian community. The author points out that Costner still made major errors in depicting the history and culture of the Lakota Sioux tribe portrayed in the film. The paper continues that ?Thunderheart? tried hard to elevate the Native American but a stereotype emerged in this film that the Native American is in some way a mystic more in touch with supernatural and spiritual forces than the non-Native population would be.
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"The film did more than revive old stereotypes in new forms, though, and it fails in terms of its accuracy on a number of counts. One problem faced was to recreate the language of the Lakota dialect spoken by the Sioux tribes in the 1860s. The film producers hired Doris Leader Charge, a 60-year-old teacher at South Dakota's Sinte Gleska College and one of only a few thousand Sioux still fluent in Lakota. Leader Charge translated the script and served as a dialogue coach during production. She also played a small part in the film. However, as Seals points out, the men in the film generally speak Lakota in the feminine form, a result of having the script translated by a woman who did not make allowances for the differences. Seals states that a number of Indian leaders were angry about this error and found it maddening in a film that claimed to be authentic. Seals does note, though, that the film managed authenticity in other ways, such as the way the ruling elders' council was handled. The film was correct in its use of the Pipe, which is the sacred Canupa of White Buffalo Calf Maiden, who founded the buffalo culture nineteen generations ago. The Pipe Keeper and others asked that the film not depict the smoking of the pipe, but it does so just the same."
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"Black Elk Speaks", 2002.
Review of the novel "Black Elk Speaks" from the perspective of Christianity with an emphasis on the influence Christianity has had on the Lakota Sioux.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 80.95
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The characters in John Neihardt's "Black Elk Speaks" cross a multitude of literary representations, symbols and metaphors. Although one can say that each of these characters or representations are unique to the Lakota Sioux, and indeed represent what is unique about Native American heritage in general, This paper will focus more on how these representations and characters reflect the Christian influence upon the Lakota Sioux. Throughout "Black Elk Speaks", many Christian parallels may be found and this paper will highlight several of them.
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The Life of Black Elk, 2002.
A look into the life of Black Elk (1863?1950) - a Native American religious leader of the Oglala Lakota band of the Sioux tribe.
1,878 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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By examining the life of Black Elk, this paper provides a brief historical tour of the life of a typical Native American being confronted with the advancing white pioneers attempting to move Westward. It explores the events of various battles that took place between the pioneers and the Native Americans and the involvement that Black Elk had in each of these. It focuses specifically on the saga of the Sioux tribe.
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"According to the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia (2002), Black Elk (1863?1950) was a Native American religious leader of the Oglala Lakota band of the Sioux tribe. Black Elk, who at the age of 17 had a vision of the Lakota people rising up and freeing their lands from the white settlers, tried to find ways of reconciling his people?s traditions with Christianity and the encroaching reality of white dominance. This vision was a famous one among the Sioux in which the Powers of the World told Black Elk of a ?fearful road, a road of troubles and of war. On this road you shall walk, and from it you shall have the power to destroy a people?s foes? (Neihardt, p. 29). Reality, unfortunately, would prove to be quite different. The whites were eventually successful in obliterating the Native Americans? way of life and subjugating the peoples."
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Speech of Indian Tribe Chief, 2002.
A creative essay written as a speech by a Native American chief to his people describing the history of the Santee Sioux tribe.
657 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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By using the chief of the Sioux tribe as narrator, the paper traces the history of the tribe. The paper begins with a description of life on the plains around Lake Superior, wars with the rival Ojibwa tribe and then carries the reader until the time when the tribe is forced to seek unification with other tribes in order to fight a new enemy, the white man.
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"The white men?s approach shows their nature of treachery that leaves them unfit for any pact from our end. In spite of the reality that the white men are better equipped in arms than us, forget not my men that the white man is not well equipped in his will. If we can win them, we can win by our will; by our determination; by our unity for our mother. We know the land as none other, for we have roamed therein years together for buffalo hunting and the big game.
These white men cannot overpower us if we resist their intrusion wisely. I have known that they come from different lands from far. Some are different from the others. If we can use these differences to make them fight among themselves for the land, we can win half of the battle. Then, the white men shall have the taste of their own medicine."
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Battle of the Little Bighorn, 2001.
Discussion of key personalities & politics, Custer's tactics, response of Sioux & Cheyanne. Priases clarity of book by Mari Sandoz.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The battle of the Little Bighorn has been retold so many times that any retelling would seem to suffer from preconceptions and comparisons. This has not been the case with The Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Mari Sandoz, the author of The Battle of the Little Bighorn was only known to me as the screen credit for Cheyenne Autumn; the story of three hundred starving Cheyenne men, women and children, forcibly resettled in the barren wastelands of Oklahoma, who set out in the Autumn of 1878 on a desperate 1500 mile trek back to their Yellowstone homeland. In this book she has managed to capture the essence of the major personalities and conflicts endemic to the times. She has ..."
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Wounded Knee, 1997.
Analyzes 1890 massacre of Lakota Sioux by U.S. Army troops in South Dakota. Legal, historical, cultural, racial, military, spiritual & ethical aspects; leadership, motivations, conflicting accounts, Ghost Dance and cover-up.
1,057 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 15 sources, $ 135.95
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" On a winter day at the end of December of 1890, U.S. Army troops confronted a band of Lakota Sioux near Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Abruptly, shooting broke out. By the time it ended, some 30 soldiers and as many as 300 Lakota were dead, a majority of the latter women and children.
Such was the battle--or massacre--of Wounded Knee, the last significant episode of the nineteenth-century Indian Wars, and the last ghost of an effort by American Indians to assert their independence in a traditional context. For some years thereafter, several thousand Army troops--then a substantial fraction of the U.S. Army--remained stationed near Indian reservations to suppress any potential uprisings. Even in the opening years of the twentieth century, when the Army was called upon to garrison the Philippines in the aftermath of the Spanish.."
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Massacre at Little Big Horn, 1993.
A histiographic study of the battle between Custer and the Sioux Indians as an example of the victor's control of history.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 39.95
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"The subject of this paper is the process by which history is manipulated. The thesis of this paper is that even learned history is subject to manipulation of a sort, the same manipulation of dominant cultural interpretation that permeates taught history. A case in point is the historical record of General George Armstrong Custer, the Sioux Nation, and the Battle at Little Big Horn.
During the winter of 1875-1876, the Army tried to collect all the Indians quickly. The Indians in Montana were out hunting, however, because the winter was so severe that the reservation needed more food. Whether the Indians knew the Army wanted them back or not, they did not respond to the Army's attempts. Consequently, the Army went after them. Custer, who was in charge, expected to find a small group, but he discovered..."
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"We Talk, You Listen", 2001.
An analysis of the essay ?Stereotyping? from "We Talk, You Listen" by Sioux scholar, Vine Deloria addressing the issue of stereotyping of Native Americans in the media and entertainment arenas.
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper looks at the issue of stereotyping of Native Americans in the entertainment world - mainly in Hollywood movies. It looks at how other minority group have also been treated - Hispanics and African Americans and compares these attitudes. It explains how dangerous these stereotypes are and how easily they enter the subconscious.
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"Stereotypes once dominated the public?s perception of the Native American. Deloria gives examples of the portrayals of Native Americans in Westerns, World II films, and documentaries. Native Americans were once depicted as strange, having little or no speech, or living in unending poverty. In order to dissect Deloria?s arguments into its basic parts, the Toulmin method will be used to see how the arguments are justified. Toulmin described six elements to forming an argument: claims, grounds, warrants, backing, qualifiers and rebuttals ? the sequence of which is artificial (Toulmin 25). Thus the first claim that Deloria makes is that ?Movie Indians? had completely blocked out the idea of realistic Native Americans. Since Western movies were very popular, they dominated the public?s perception of Native Americans. To support the claim, Deloria?s ground is that the actors, Jay Silverheels and Ed Ames, portrayed unrealistic Native American characters. The warrant is that stereotypes do not portray real representations of minorities. Since ?warrants are not self-validating,? further supporting considerations (backings) are used (Toulmin 58). The backing of Deloria?s warrant is that the motion pictures portrayed stereotypes of minorities. The rebuttal is that unless the minority groups fight to discontinue the stereotyping, the media?s version predominates. Deloria presented the examples of two minority groups that fought against stereotyping which resulted in more realistic portrayals of their race. He writes that Italians suppressed the mobster images in The Untouchables, and Blacks were able to have more realistic images of themselves by actors such as Cosby and Poitier (Deloria 33). The qualifier indicates the strength of the claim. The qualifier for this claim is ?completely.? Realistic Native Americans ?have been completely covered up by movie Indians? (Deloria 33).'
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