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When first reading the handout I wasn't to interested in reading the handout. As I read I became upset with the American settlers for doing the Poncas people so wrong. The Poncas people had faith in the "white man" but the American settlers continue to do them wrong. The Poncas people left their way of life and lived under Americans treaty. The American people didn't hold up to the treaty, so they revised the treaty. When the treaty was revised it was supposed to make life better for the Poncas people, but it began to get worse. The Poncas people was appointed a "white man" to be incharge getting the lodging to live in, stores, and educational build, but he blow the 20,000. The Poncas people continue to hold on to the belief that the treaty was to help them even through their food supply was running low and their people were straving. After years of the Poncas people being true to themselves and remaining peaceful with the Americans they decided to void the treaty and go back to there way of life.

The part of the story that got to me was when a small family was hunting awary from the seetlement and they where shot my americans soliders. This part deeply upset me because here are these people who are so peaceful and want to believe and trust in the great "white man"but the "white man" only thought of them as if their where a set of wild dogs eating at the crops. An the Americans soldiers shot them in cold blood just as if their where wild dogs.