2) Do the new documents and comments by Calloway support what you have leaned about Plains Indians to date?
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Tony B. The speech given to President Monroe by Pawnee chief Sharitarish reflects accurately what we have learned about Pawnee culture. In the speech Sharitaish acknoweledges differeces in lifestyles and attitudes between whites and indians. He simply wants his people to be allowed to live off the land as they always have, offering much respect and reverence to nature. Sharitarish also makes and interesting observation about his own peoples values system. He speaks of a time when Pawnee wants were fewer, and when that had never seen anything that they could not attain.
Andrew Schmidt Throughout "Our Hearts Fell to the Ground" I have seen many similarities to the White article pertaining to smallpox. Calloway's book only re-emphasizes the disparity that was brought to the Plains Indians through their trade relations with the wachisa trappers and traiders. It also reaffirms the vaccination program set forth by the US government in 1831 to the Indian tribes of the Missouri River. Calloway also reintroduces the struggles that took place between tribes over hunting and trading grounds in reference to the introduction of the horse. As the horse became a large part of Indian life, the plains and its resources began to shrink, leading to a large source of conflict. With both conflict and the introduction of smallpox, Indians began to lose standing and power against the encroaching whites, illustrating the demise of the Plains Indians as a free roaming society confined to reservations.
Kevin Brown I think Calloway's book does a good job in touching on several aspects of indian culture which we have studied thus far. He talks about the struggle for hunting grounds and the intertribal rivalries sparked by white western expansion. He talks about the quest for spritual power and war medicine or visions before attempting a war party outting. One question I had, which I believe he briefly touches on is this: As Plains Indians came into contact with white army, did they adapt the white fighting styles (in ranks) in place of their individual attacks when taking part in inter-triable conflicts?
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Tony B.
The speech given to President Monroe by Pawnee chief Sharitarish reflects accurately what we have learned about Pawnee culture. In the speech Sharitaish acknoweledges differeces in lifestyles and attitudes between whites and indians. He simply wants his people to be allowed to live off the land as they always have, offering much respect and reverence to nature.
Sharitarish also makes and interesting observation about his own peoples values system. He speaks of a time when Pawnee wants were fewer, and when that had never seen anything that they could not attain.
Andrew Schmidt
Throughout "Our Hearts Fell to the Ground" I have seen many similarities to the White article pertaining to smallpox. Calloway's book only re-emphasizes the disparity that was brought to the Plains Indians through their trade relations with the wachisa trappers and traiders. It also reaffirms the vaccination program set forth by the US government in 1831 to the Indian tribes of the Missouri River. Calloway also reintroduces the struggles that took place between tribes over hunting and trading grounds in reference to the introduction of the horse. As the horse became a large part of Indian life, the plains and its resources began to shrink, leading to a large source of conflict. With both conflict and the introduction of smallpox, Indians began to lose standing and power against the encroaching whites, illustrating the demise of the Plains Indians as a free roaming society confined to reservations.
Kevin Brown
I think Calloway's book does a good job in touching on several aspects of indian culture which we have studied thus far. He talks about the struggle for hunting grounds and the intertribal rivalries sparked by white western expansion. He talks about the quest for spritual power and war medicine or visions before attempting a war party outting. One question I had, which I believe he briefly touches on is this: As Plains Indians came into contact with white army, did they adapt the white fighting styles (in ranks) in place of their individual attacks when taking part in inter-triable conflicts?
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