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Tuesday, April 12 th , 2011

Tuesday, April 12 th , 2011. History of the Southwest & Mexico IN: Where did we leave Dances With Wolves yesterday?

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Tuesday, April 12 th , 2011

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  1. Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 • History of the Southwest & Mexico • IN: Where did we leave Dances With Wolves yesterday? • Content Objective: I will analyze how cultures meet by policying out the effects of US Expansion into Lakota Sioux territory in a letter from Dances With Wolves to the U.S. President

  2. Dances With Wolves Reflection: • Write a letter as Dances with Wolves (John Dunbar) to the President of the United States of America (President Grant) • Describe what happened when the US Army met the Lakota Sioux. Be sure to point out the effects of the two cultures meeting: • Did one culture disappear? • Did the other culture take over? • Did they combine to create a new culture together?

  3. Example: • Dear President Grant, • My name is Dances with Wolves. Two years ago I was assigned to Fort Segwick as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. My name then was John Dunbar. My job was to rebuild the fort and guard against indian “hostiles”. Over the next year I became close friends with my neighbors, the Lakota Sioux. I found them to be honest, loyal people. They care for each other, they laugh often, They are not the monsters they were made out to be… • When the U.S. army arrived…

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