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    In early May 1877‚ the Lakota Sioux medicine man and war chief Sitting Bull led his following of 135 lodges across the "medicine line" which was the name used for the border between the United States and Canada. Sitting Bull ’s decision to move his people north into the Province of Saskatchewan was the outcome of the gradual erosion of the Sioux way of life in the American plains because of the decimation of the buffalo herds. In addition‚ he was unable to protect his people against the U.S. military

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    Sitting Bull said “If we must die‚ we die defending our rights.”(Quotes- sitting bull). Sitting Bull was a Sioux Indian that was willing to die to protect his land and his rights. Sitting Bull shows us that he is a rebel because he united the struggle for survival on the North American Great Plains. Sitting Bull was born in 1831 in Grand River and he joined his first war party at the age of 14. This battle was a bad one; it was known as the Battle of Little Big Horn and it lasted about 20 minutes

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    Out of the variety of rhetorical devices Sitting Bull could have used‚ two were mostly present. The rhetorical devices that were most presently used in his speech was a mixture of both Logos and Pathos. This is due to the fact that he talks about the white settlers in conjunction to how he feels about them and how he feels about what they do to his people and the Earth herself. "Yet hear me‚ friends! we have now to deal with another people‚ small and feeble when our forefathers first met with them

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    The Trials and Tribulations of Sitting Bull and the Plains Sioux David Paul HIST3216 - First Nations in Canada: Historical Perspective Instructor: Daniel E. Shaule‚ M. A. Monday‚ April 8‚ 2013 The Sioux nation was a powerful proud nation which migrated and traveled over the Great Plains; their hunter gather lifestyle was encroached upon after the civil war in the United States. The Sioux were victimized socially politically and genocidal. The need to develop the western hemisphere of the United

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    The sitting bull The sitting bull was the chief of a Native American tribe and he was one of the bravest people. He was born in 1832 to the Sioux tribe in the North American. When the sitting bull was 43 him and his tribe had battle with the U.S because the Native Americans had gold in there land. He won lots and loss a lot of battles one of his we’ll know battles is Little Bighorn. The sitting bull was one of the best hunters‚leaders‚and

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    warrior until I was awarded the term “Shirt Wearer” by Sitting Bull. I led many attacks against the white men who invaded my people’s land. When Captain William Fetterman brought 90 men into our territory I lead the attack against them and we destroyed them.

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    Sitting Bull Many Native Americans have attempted to resist the force of the United States government and the reservation policies‚ but none were as successful as Sitting Bull. Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota Tribal chief that led his tribe and many others in the resistance against the U.S. Indian policies. Not only did he win many battles and resist the growing reservation movement‚ he also protected his people from maximum harm and harassment from the U.S. government. Sitting Bull has protected

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    Lakota History Throughout North American expansion the Lakota people have suffered some of the worst and straight forward persecutions against Native American Indians‚ and live in some of the poorest if not the poorest conditions in the United States. This is sad for a people who use to be one of the strongest nations in the Central Plains‚ feared by white men and other Indian nations alike for their ferocity and warrior abilities in the heat of battle. The Lakota arrived at positions of dominance

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    The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Learning. Joseph M. Marshall III. Penguin Books. October 2002. 240. The Lakota Way by Joseph M. Marshall III is a reflective and thoughtful depiction of how the Lakota people and their spiritual beliefs can be used as a guiding principle in leading a fulfilling and significant life. Marshall uses stories he has attained throughout his lifetime‚ mostly from his grandfather‚ to emphasize the importance of twelve main facets of life. These twelve facets are:

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    Case 2 – Lakota Hills Challenges and advantages of developing a specialty food business: The specialty food business can be rewarding and exciting‚ but it can also be a real struggle. Specialty foods can range from salad dressing to chocolate sauce to fragrant breads. If you can make it‚ you can sell it--provided you know how. The specialty food business is more about marketing than cooking‚ getting your product on the shelves and then off again into customers’ shopping carts. You can look at

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