Cultures Clash on the Prairie 5.1 PETE
....lived from mississippi to the rockies..sioux, blackfoot, cheyenne, crow, iowa, and comanche
didnt live in plains until while men brought over horses
buffaloo provided teepees, clothes, shoes, blankets, food
horses increased mobility..led to war cuz of trespassing
gained more honor from "counting coup" than killing
usually lived in small extended families
men became hunters, warriors,,,,women, prepared food and hids..got to choose husbands
believed in powerful spirits that controlled everything in the world
men or women showed sensitivty-became medicine women/men
children learned behavior from myths, games, good examples
leaders ruled by counsel rather then force
SETTLERS PUSH WESTWARD
gold in colorado..mining camps, frontier towns, terrible living conditions
ternts,shacks, dirt street, wood sidewalks
business-minded woman tried working as laundresses
GOV'T RESTRICTS NATIVE AMERICANS
1834-great plains one big reservation
still hunted normal terrritories-conflitct
massacre at sand creek- sent chivington to attack cheyeene and arapaho killing 150
bozemon trail-thru sioux hunting grounds
crazy horse-ambushed william j fetterman-killed 80
fights continued til gov't agreed to close trail
in return.. treaty of fort signed
red river war-kiowa and comanche raiding 6 yr
moving friendly tribes to res. and opening fire on all the others
general philip sheridan to destroy thier villages and ponies, to kill and hand all warriors and to bring back woman and children
miners began searchign for gold=black hills
cheyenne, sioux , arapohoe argued
colonel george A custer " from the grass roots down"
red cloud and spotted tail complained to gov't officials
sioux and cheyenne had a sun dance..sitting bull had a vision of way
crazy horse, gall and sitting bull all the men of the 7th cavalry and custer
late 1876 sioux were defeated
took refuge in canada but forced to surrender
sitting bull starred in "buffalo bill"
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