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One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this research. After reading your text and reviewing the assigned materials, submit an analysis of the Native American experience during the late 1800s. You may choose to focus on either the Wounded Knee Massacre or the creation of Native American Boarding Schools.

You might want to consider the following questions, but you are not limited to them: Is the history of Native Americans taught in American schools to the proper extent? What were the goals of white Americans/Native Americans in these confrontations? What was the true purpose of the Ghost Dance? What was the goal of the boarding schools? How should Wounded Knee be remembered or taught? How should modern Americans view the legacy of the boarding schools?

****This assignment should be at least 300 words and contain your reactions or questions about some specific issue within the historical narrative which you find compelling. For full credit, your paper must not simply sum up the reading or repeat points made there. Rather, I’m looking for you to create your own interpretation, explain the emotional content of the piece, or discuss some original insight. Include citations as needed.

*****Your short essay should include references to the textbook, as well as the articles included in the Lesson. If you choose to reference the material directly (quote them) be sure to include the source and page number. Your essay should be at minimum 300 words, typed.

Textbook:

America,A Narrative History
,10th edition, by David Emory Shi, W.W. Norton Publishers - Ch 18

- https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/american-indian-boarding-schools

ewth-duties-of-american-citizen1-nr01ehv4.pdf

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Title: Wounded Knee Massacre
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Introduction	3
Analysis of Wounded Knee Massacre	3
Conclusion	4
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Introduction
	America’s history, especially when dealing with the Native American’s have been very controversial, as critical examination of the events registered in history hints at a high probability of racial discrimination. Therefore, in an attempt to flush out the possibility of future conflicts within the American subcontinent, the depiction of history can be said to be enough deviated from the actual accounts (Shi). The current essay gives a critical analysis of Wounded Knee Massacre, which is a historical event, in which the attitude of perception has changed over years, both in political and historical aspects. 
Analysis of Wounded Knee Massacre 
	Judged from a neutral standpoint, in case of the Wounded Knee Massacre, which took place in 1890, the two confronting sides – the Native Indians and the USA Federal Army, which consisted mainly of white soldiers, fought for two major goals. In case of the Native Americans, as mentioned by Button and Walker, the goal was to retain their native religious belief and remove the influence of the white people over their lands, which had been social foundation.

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