A sequence of maps is one of the best ways to present historical events that involve land clearly. The first-stage violation of the Treaty is shown in green, Boundaries were simply redrawn. In successive stages, further land was lost, leaving the Lakota with the reservations indicated in red at the end of the 19th century. There have been further land losses since. T hose who follow military matters know how important maps are for understanding engagements and battles or war conduct and outcomes.
Maps also can convey atmosphere, feeling, and a sense of history.
It does convey what it was like to be one of the Indian defenders, surrounded in the declivity where the 1890 massacre took place from the same ridgelines. S canners have become quite cheap. They are the third-highest priority item for school purchase, right after the computer and the printer. If you are creating a web page, don't forget maps to show where your reserve is. On Canada's SchoolNet an otherwise excellent presentation of the Stoney-Kettle Point Ojibwa Nation is weakened because I remain unclear as to where the reserve is located, and completely unclear about the sequence of land losses described in the history.