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After the Civil War
(1865-1870)

The Black Hills, Where Two Worlds Met

After the Civil War<BR>(1865-1870)
After the Civil War
(1865-1870)


The Black Hills, Where Two Worlds Met
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 6 to 8
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   7.52

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    trickster, finding, mining, investigate, traditional, prospectors, government, offering, individual, among, equipment, nation, grounds, strike, expand, earth
     content words:    Sacred Land, Black Hills, South Dakota, Lakota Sioux, Wind Cave, United States, Fort Laramie Treaty, Native Americans, American West, Deadwood Gulch


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The Black Hills, Where Two Worlds Met
By Sharon Fabian
  

1     
Sacred Land

 
2     The Black Hills of South Dakota were a sacred place to the Lakota Sioux. They were the center of the Lakota nation, a special place populated by animals and plants. People did not live there permanently, but a person could travel there for special times in his life and for special ceremonies.
 
3     Legends tell of the spirits of deceased warriors living in the Black Hills. Lightning over the hills represents the spirits of the warriors.
 
4     There are traditional Lakota stories that take place in the Black Hills too. Like many cultures, the Lakota have a creation story. A creation story tells about the first people, like the story of Adam and Eve in Judaic and Christian culture.
 
5     This creation story happens in the Wind Cave. It has a character called a trickster. According to the story, humans lived in an underground world below the mountains a long time ago. Among the creatures that already lived above ground was the trickster. This trickster could disguise himself as a wolf. Disguised as a wolf, he went to the mouth of the cave and tricked the humans into coming out by offering them food and water. From that time on, people lived on the surface of the earth like the other creatures. Other traditional stories about the Black Hills teach good behavior, values, and Lakota history.

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After the Civil War
(1865-1870)

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(1865-1870)



United States
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    American Government  
 
    Black History and Blacks in U.S. History  
 
    Children in History  
 
    Government Careers  
 
    Hispanic Heritage  
 
    How Can I Help?  
 
 
    Immigration  
 
    National Parks and Monuments  
 
    Native Americans  
 
    Presidents of the United States  
 
    Women's History  
 


United States History
    A Nation Divided
(1840-1861)
 
 
    A New Nation
(1776-1830)
 
 
    After the Civil War
(1865-1870)
 
 
    American Revolution  
 
    Cold War
(1947-1991)
 
 
    Colonial America (1492-1776)  
 
    Lewis and Clark
(1804-1806)
 
 
    Pearl Harbor  
 
    Spanish American War (1898)  
 
    The 1890's  
 
    The 1900's  
 
    The 1910's  
 
    The 1920's  
 
    The 1930's  
 
 
    The 1940's  
 
    The 1950's  
 
    The 1960's  
 
    The 1970's  
 
    The 1980's  
 
    The 1990's  
 
    The 2000's  
 
    The Civil War
(1861-1865)
 
 
    The Great Depression
(1929-1945)
 
 
    The United States Grows
(1865-1900)
 
 
    The War of 1812  
 
    Wild, Wild West  
 
    World War I
(1914-1918)
 
 
    World War II  
 


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