HIST 223 American Military University Western United States Native Nation Essay

The essay: will deal with one Western United States Native nation /tribe of your choice that has lived and/or still dwells west of the Mississippi river.

In your essay you will describe the culture, history and people of this tribe in detail. You will discuss prior-European contact lifestyle/history/culture of this tribe and compare it to the post-European influences/contact changes to their lifestyle/history/culture.

And in your final paragraph, conclude what presently is the state of this tribe. Do they still exist? Discuss their assimilation into mainstream America.

Forum Post: Explain how the Eastern Tribes’ Trail of Tears, the Navajo’s Long Walk ,the Pomo’s Death March, and the Nez Perce Reservation march effected the expansion west. How did these military forced marches effect the tribes, the treaties and the out come of the Indian wars.

Last part: At the end of your post please comment in one paragraph on what you have learned that was new, surprising, and interesting.