Sac and Fox Nation

Jim Thorpe Did you know that Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest all round athletes in history? First I will tell you about his early life, next I will tell you about his adult life and finally I will tell you about his accomplishments. I hope you enjoy it. This paragraph is mostly about Jim Thorpe’s early life. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 in Bellemonta, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo descent. Jim Thorpe was baptized “Jacobus Franciscus Thorpe” in the Catholic Church. He was born in Indian Territory of the United States (Later Oklahoma) but no birth certificate was found. Jim’s parents were Roman Catholic, a faith which Thorpe observed throughout his adult life. He grew up with five siblings, although his twin brother, Charlie, died at the age of nine. Jim's athletic…

“At the age of fifteen Black Hawk killed a brave in a battle with the Osage Indians, and two years later he was the leader of a war party.” Though during his time, there was a change going throughout the land. The migration of white settlers began to threaten his lands. Soon there was a surplus of white settlers. And the region of Illinois became a state.However, this wouldn’t stop there. “In 1804 he had signed a treaty that—he thought—conveyed only some hunting rights in Sac and Fox lands to…

Evaluation The Sac and Fox Nation E-government program will follow a formative evaluation process. A formative evaluation is ongoing information throughout the program to seek out potential program improvements (Burke & Prater, 2000). All primary evaluation efforts are performed by the development committee and other assigned staff such as IT department and/or volunteers. Below each program stage is listed, including timelines, methods of evaluation, and tools used for the formative…

Kiowa ranged north of the Wichita Mountains. The Kiowa and Comanche controlled a vast expanse of territory from the Arkansas River to the Brazos River. The enemies of the Kiowa were usually the enemies of the Comanche. To the east, there was warfare with the Osage and Pawnee.In the early 18th[dubious – discuss] century, the Cheyenne and Arapaho began camping on the Arkansas River and new warfare broke out. In the south of the Kiowa and Comanche were Caddoan speakers, but the Kiowa and Comanche…

The Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes gave up their lands without resistance because they did not have any powerful military force. Three Native American groups refused to relocate. One group was the Seminole. This caused the Second Seminole War which later caused the death of uncountable Native Americans (“Richards”). Some individual tribes fought back against the government and settlers. The Sac and Fox Native Americans were easily defeated in The Black Hawk’s War in 1831-1832 (“Foner”). The…

government passed the Treaty of New Echota in 1835 to justify the policies of the removal. The treaty was the result of a mutual agreement between a local Cherokee leader, along with a small constituency of Indians known as the Treaty Party, and the United States. When these Cherokees signed the Treaty of New Echota, most of them signed their own death warrants because the Cherokee Nation Council…

Landowners the interesting connection between both essays is that not only were the Indians moved off the land but settlers and their descendants who wanted the land were priced out of the land in Chase County. Both essays are connected by the simple fact that as land became more valuable only the most powerful or richest could own the land and as a result both the Kaw and people of Chase County have became more dependent on others for support. First the Native Americans were moved off the…

Many Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee took in these customs; who were later known as the Five civilized tribes. Even when they were civilized, most white settlers did not care if their neighbors have changed or not, they would steal livestock as well as burn down houses. State governments soon joined the force to drive them out. Seeking help, the tribe took their case to the Supreme court. The supreme court objected to the practices and asserted that the natives were sovereign…

attempts of another nation more warlike and ambitious.” Even more so, other federalists felt that buying Louisiana from an enemy during such a time will take away importance from the eastern states, like when William Plumer said, “...You destroy with a single operation the whole weight and importance of the eastern states.” But Jefferson had to get over his beliefs of strict interpretation of the constitution and recognize that the US could get an entire new frontier in the west for an extremely…