Journal Entry of the Native Americans 1875: A recount of the events that the Native Americans were faced within 1875 It is nearing midnight, and my family is preparing to retire to bed. Today has been a peaceful night, save for the wind that causes the fire to make a cracking sound. Through a wide crack on the wall of our hut, I can see the moon outside shining brightly. The prevailing atmosphere does little to contain the mounting tension in our village following revelations from our tribal leaders that very soon the white man shall invade our land. We are members of the Sioux Indians, and specifically, we are part of the Oglala tribe. We occupy the Western prairies and the Northern Great Plains, near Canada (Johansen, 2006). It is not the first time that I have had of villages being invaded by the white man. He intends to take our ancestral land, effectively forcing us to live under reservation under his terms. Initially, the coming of white settlers into our lands did not pose any danger. However, in 1849, the talk was a life that the railroad needed to be constructed to facilitate the transportation of gold that had been discovered in California. I also remember my mother narrating to me once how in 1854, an impetus and ignorant army lieutenant “set out from Fort Laramie to investigate the matter of a stray cow and provoked a fight that caused the deaths of his entire command”- The Grattan Massacre” (Dobak, 2005). Thus far, our way of life involved practicing Sundance and buffalo hunting. We had initially moved from the North East heading towards the Southwest because of the mounting hostility between our tribe and the vicious Ojibwa, who were lucky to have guns as weapons, thanks to the Europeans (American Indians, n.d). There was a rumor circulating last year (1874) that gold had been discovered in the Black Hills. Col. George Custer is believed to have been behind this rumor, and soon enough, we witnessed an increase in the number of white settlers. Following the occupation of our land, we had no choice but to move. I vividly recall that on the day that we were meant to move, it was extremely cold. 1876: Invasion of the lands occupied by the Native Americans by the white man My Oyate (people) have refused to move away from our village, and this makes Colonel George Custer be a very displeased person. I have heard rumors circulating in the village that the white man is on his way here to remove us from our village, and forcefully take us to reservations. Every other day, the warriors are preparing for the impending war with the white man. At night, the warriors smoke the peyote as they pray. My mother is confident about the wisdom of our leaders and believes that one day we shall be free from the invasions of the white man. My father calls my mother from outside the hut, informing her of his intention to go for a hunting spree. We are expected to wait for his return from the hunting trip (Ager, 2008). My mother insists on the need to always uphold the Sioux tribe culture, as we enjoy the buffalo meat that father has brought home from his hunting trip. While still camping on the Powder River, the white man attacked us. Our warriors fought back bravery, and the war results in the de