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Sioux Indians
Once a nomadic tribe but forced north from the upper Mississippi area, the Sioux tribe ended up in the black hills of South Dakota. Lakota, Dakota or Nakota, this tribe played a big part in America's early western history.
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George Armstrong Custer destroyed his military career in order to keep the corrupt Indian Bureau (run then by President Grant's son) from starving the Native Americans under his care. General Custer had no intention of attacking any Native Americans at the Little Big Horn and that is why he divided his troops-He was there to save the Indians from being attacked by a much larger force>
George had an uncle (father's brother: George Washington Custer) who lived in Texas. I've not seen much concerning him but a mention he married a woman named Sidney Ann Reed. Little else is known. I'd follow that line as it seems more likely.
From Lakota Country Times 2009-03-12 By Stacy Makes (Good Ta Kola Cou Ota). "Nadowessi" comes from the Chippewa"s and Oux comes from the French. The two words were put together "Nadowessioux"; Sioux has no meaning in either the Chippewa or French language. "Nadowessi" means little serpent " Nadowessioux" means two little serpents. Sioux is a slang word meaning little devil or demons.
How did George Custer feel about slavery?
Custer was a slave owning murderous raping peice of trash , he loved America though and we are taught to respect him
Marcus Licinius Crassus led Roman legions to defeat the slave army of Spartacus.
Did the Sioux Indians make masks?
The Sioux Indians did make masks. Many Native American tribes made masks. There were different types of masks for different purposes.
What marked the end of the wars between the federal government and the plains Indians?
I presume the question refers to the massacre which took place in 1890 at Wounded Knee in South Dakota and effectively marked the end of the US army's campaign to force native American tribes onto reservations established by the government.
What is head gear of a native Americans called?
The name of a (not the) native American feather headdress is a warbonnet. There were many other headdresses with feathers that were not warbonnets - and many different kinds of cap, turban and headband without any feathers at all, or just with a few feathers.
Was Custer a general or colonel during the Battle of Big Horn?
Custer was a colonel during the Battle of Little Big Horn, as a regiment is normally commanded by a colonel, while a general commands multiple regiments. I think the confusion over Custer's rank is because during the Civil War he was promoted to brevet general (sort of a temporary general, promoted in the field). After the war Custer got himself in some trouble and was demoted back to colonel, and he never rose to the rank of general again.
What kind of dwellings did the various native america groups live in?
That depends on which particular tribe of the Sioux you mean. The Sioux were divided into three dialect groups.
What were Sitting Bull's other names?
The name given to him at birth was Slon-he which means 'slow' in Lakota.
What was the program designed to deal with the Indians who lived east of the Mississippi?
Jackson wanted the Indian tribes, that continued to live in the eastern states and territories of the United States, to move west, beyong Mississippi, out of the way of expanding white settlement. Whites were coming to view Native Americans simply as "savages," not only uncivilized but uncivilizable. They believed they should not be expected to live in close proximity to the tribes. The Indian Removal was because whites feared that continued contact between the expanding white settlements and the Indians would produce endless conflict vand violence. ALso because of White's insatiable desire for territory. The Tribes possessed valuable land in the path of expanding white settlement. Whites wanted it.
What relatives of george Custer were also killed at little big horn?
His brother Captain Tom Custer, brother-in-law Captain James Calhoun, his youngest brother Boston and his nephew Artie Reed.
Captain Tom Custer was the only soldier in the Civil War to receive the Medal of Honor twice.
Indian army or Pakistan army whos best?
Neither.
They are about evenly matched, but Pakistan is a smaller country with a smaller army. India was a British colony for two centuries, and they retain British military ideas which carries advantages and disadvantages. Both countries have good equipment and good armies. If I had to bet, I would bet on India, but these two countries gained the nuclear bomb in the 1970's, and they have a nuclear parity with each other which makes a confrontation between their armies unlikely.
Which Indian tribe beat general Custer and his men at the battle of little big horn?
There were two tribes involved, although one is given more credit than the other; The Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne.
The tribal arrangement in Israel was based on descent from the 12 sons of Jacob. These twelve family heads produced the "twelve tribes of Israel." Two Tribes made up the Northern Kingdom of Isarel, Judah and Benjamin. The other 10 Tribes made up the Southern Kingdom of Israel. 1 Kings 11:29-38
Who died in the little big horn?
Many people died during this war. Not so sure of who died but many many people died.
Do Sioux Indians eat raw meat?
yes because after there hunt they would be hungry so they would take the buffalo liver and take a bite out of it. This had a lot of nutrients and gave them energy to bring the buffalo kill home.
