Part one of term paper
The Dakota culture changed greatly throughout the 19th century in many ways. The Dakota, being a people who were very centered on the value of honor and the family underwent a transformation with the coming of the white man. Undisturbed the Dakota were very apt to existing peacefully and fairly with the communities and tribes around them as ...

Part two of term paper
... tribe that there form of existence was wrong an a sin, those who believed this left the tribe and joined white men. It was the white mans naiveté in thinking that they could successfully change a culture that led to the fall of the Sioux empire. The traditional for of fighting for the tribe was simple, it went something like this: Fight until the problem is solved, don’t fight simply for the sake of killing some one, to do so would be dishonorable. This style of battle highlighted the fact t ...