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Native American Attitudes

Much of the bitterness and violence that occurred between the Government, military, and citizens of the US and the American Indians of the Great Plains was the result of a deep lack of understanding of and appreciation for the attitudes, values, and culture of the native people by white Americans. Read all the excerpts in which different American Indians express their thoughts and feelings about different topics. Use these to answer the questions. Take care to identify which quote/s you used to come to your conclusions. You will be using this research/information later to complete a quiz graded writing assignment. Indians & the Land 1. What does Chief Joseph believe about selling the land and why does he feel this way?

2. Chief Luther Standing Bear speaks of what the land, the very soil, does for the natives. Explain this.

3. Crazy Horse explains what the land is to be used for. What is this?

4. Does Crazy Horse agree or disagree with Chief Joseph about selling land? Use Crazy Horse’s words to give evidence.

5. White Americans came into the territory of the Indians. Using the natives’ words, give evidence of what they felt about the coming of the whites.

6. Describe the U.S. actions toward the Indians.

7. Sitting Bull tells his people how to oppose the whites. What does he say the natives must do?

8. Using their words, tell how the Indians responded to the actions of the whites.

The White Man Speaks

9. Who was Carl Schurz?

10. What do you think Schurz meant when he used the term “Americanized”?

11. Name the three ways Schurz believed Indians could be “Americanized”.

12. According to Schurz, what was the only alternative to “civilization” for the Indians?

13. Did Chief Joseph and Cochise think that Indians were treated equally with white Americans? Use their words to explain why or why not.