History and Culture of the Standing Rock Oyate

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Department of Public Instruction, North Dakota, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Textbooks.

Social sciences.

Cultural and Ethnic Studies--Textbooks.

Cultural and Ethnic Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of North Dakota [1995]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

History & Culture of the Standing Rock Oyate is a guide to the Standing Rock nation, past and present. Elders, scholars, and other experts from the nation contributed the content of this book, which was reviewed by Standing Rock Community College and published by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) for use in middle and high school North Dakota Studies classes, as well as in higher education. The Standing Rock Reservation (Lakota: Íŋyaŋ Woslál Háŋ) shares geography with southern North Dakota and with South Dakota. The capital of this sovereign nation is Fort Yates.

Contents:

Tribal Historical Overview

Lakota Migration Treaties

1851 Ft. Laramine Treaty

Whitestone Hill

1868 Ft. Laramine Treaty

Establishment of the Great Sioux Reservation

Standing Rock Agency

Battle of the Little Big Horn

Taking of the Black Hills

Breaking Up of the Great Sioux Reservation

The Ghost Dance

The Sioux Claim

Impact of Federal Policy

Allotment

Citizenship

Indian Reorganization

Oahe Dam

Notes:

Description based on online resource