Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

by Dee Brown

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What is the overall message of Dee Brown's, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee? What was it's effectiveness? 

What is the major message of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?

What were the consequences of the Sand Creek massacre?

chapter 6 what were the similarities and differences between Sand Creek and the fetterman massacre?

What is Dee Brown's writing style in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee? please make reference to his diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and use of figurative language, literal language, and symbolism.

Was the killing of the Native Americans considered genocide?

How did General Miles insult Chief Sitting Bull?

In the movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" what was the medicine given to the Indians at the camp?

What is Dee Brown's thesis in his book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee? Would it be the mistreatment of the Indians? What are the points Brown uses to support his thesis?

In Chapter 4 of "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown, why did whites begin settling in Colorado in large numbers?

In Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, what is Red Cloud's idea of peaceful surrender?

In Chapter One of Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, what were the consequences of those settlements for the Eastern Indian Tribes ?

How did Roman Nose die?

What are some controversial issues in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee? 

According to Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, why did the Nez Perces not want to join the whites' schools?

Did the American government made a legitimate attempt to help assimilate the Native Americans?

Where can I get chapter summaries?

What is the meaning behind the title "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" by Dee Brown? Why is it the perfect title to describe the clash of cultures beginning in 1492?

What was the story of Lt. Whitman?

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Explain the logic and irony of ending Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee with the following sentence: "Peace on Earth, good will to men."

What is the summary of Chapter 18 in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown?

What policies are used by the U.S. government toward Native Americans?

In Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, what was the nature of interaction between Nathan Meeker and the Utes?

Who was executed in chapter three of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, and why?

What was unique about the destruction of the Modocs in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?

Is the title Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee from a direct quote?

What were the end results of Red Cloud's war?

In Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, who is the last chief to fight for Native American lands before his people are forced onto the reservation?

How were the Cheyenne tricked by the military?

In Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, why were Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull able to replace Red Cloud as Sioux leaders?

To whom does the title Bury My Heat at Wounded Knee specifically apply?

Why is the Battle of Wounded Knee not well known in American history?

what's a memorable event from Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?

What were the two cultures that were clashing in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee? What were the differences between these cultures?

What caused the problems with the Cheyenne in "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?"

According to Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, what was the nature of the policy of the US government toward American Indians in the nineteenth century and the response of the Indian nations to these policies?

Summarize the fatal account of General Custer and describe the events that led to his downfall in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

How does Chapter 18, Dance of the Ghosts, relate to the rest of the book in terms of the theme and events?

did the Indians eventually go to war with the whites for revenge of the Sand Creek massacre?

What is the Dakota conflict and what did Little Crow have to do with it?

Novel vs film vs reality?: Bury My Heart just won an Emmy for best TV mini-series.  In what way does the film differ from the novel and from reality?

What did Captain Jack and the Modocs struggle against in Chapter 10 o Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?

What is a good description of Pine Ridge in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?

In Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, why did the Kiowas lose the Buffalo war?

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