I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, in my heart he put other and different desires. Each man is good in his sight. It is not necessary for Eagles to be Crows. We are poor... but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die...we die defending our rights. -- Sitting Bull, member of the Sioux tribe

ASSIGNMENT

Respond to the quote above and the following questions with at least 8 sentences. Do you agree or disagree with Sitting Bull's quote? How does it make you feel? Do you think Western settlers could have coexisted with tribes they encountered? Do you think Native Americans should have been put on reservations? Do you think Native Americans should have adapted to the settler ways? Do you think the settlers and federal government were within their rights to conquer Native Americans and take their homelands?