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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains

By: Scott O'Dell and Elizabeth Hall
Name of Section: The Trek Across the Country
1st Discussion Cycle: Beginning - Chapter 6: Pg. 1 - 30

Brief Summary: A young girl named Sound of Running Feet, the daughter of Chief Joseph, along with six other riders were out
digging for roots in Deer Meadow. When they decided to call it quits, they make their way home on the long trail. As they were
travelling along, they come across a cabin with a man, a woman, and children. The children were sitting on the porch while the man
and the woman were digging for gold in the creek. The white man, Jason Upright, claims that the Nez Perce own too much land.
Sound of Running Feet gets angry, since they were living on their land. She decided to shoot towards the woman's gold pan. Sound
of Running Feet and the clan head home to tell her father the news that there were white people living in a cabin on their land. Chief
Joseph, father of Sound of Running Feet, is one of the chiefs of the tribe. He is told by General Howard that they need to leave their
Wallowa Lake home and head towards Lapwai to be with the other Indians. If they don't move, soldiers will come and kill their
people. Chief Joseph does not want to leave due to a variety of elderly, women, and children in the tribe and how high the Snake
River is running and that it is dangerous to cross. General Howard does not listen to Chief Joseph. Other warriors, such as the Red
Coats led by Wah-lit-its and Too-hul-nul-sote, wanted to stay and fight for their home. Another warrior that wanted to stay was Swan
Necklace (future husband for Sound of Running Feet), since he had nothing against the white people. Chief Joseph told his people
the news and that they needed to start preparing for the big trek to their new home.

Thoughts About Unique Culture(s)

*I love how this story is taken place so close to home. There is a variety of Indian history that is all around us that seems so intriguing
to learn from.

*I like how the Native Americans really look up to their ancestors, and how everything around them in nature is so important to them.

*I like how the Native Americans respect their elders and how they care for them, especially when knowing that they have to move.

Image and Explanation

Reference: Legends of America. (2017). Nez Perce- A Hard Fight for their Homeland. Retrieved
from: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-nezperce/
A Hard Fight for their Homeland- Chief Joseph, the head chief of the Nez Perce Tribe, also known as Thunder Rolling in the
Mountains, makes a hard decision after General Howard orders him and his tribe to leave home. General Howard orders Chief
Joseph to head towards Lapwai to make a new home there with the other Indians. All Chief Joseph wants for his people is to live in
peace and be safe.

Reference: Nez Perce (Nee-me-poo) National Historic Trail Comprehensive Plan. (N.D). Nez Perce (Nee-me-poo) National Historic
Trail Comprehensive Plan. Retrieved from: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev3_055571.pdf
- This link will give you a variety of information on the tribe and what they did.

Link: National Historic Trail Comprehensive Plan- This link will give you a variety of information on the tribe and what they did.

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Name of Section: Trouble

2nd Discussion Cycle: Chapter 6 - Chapter 15: Pg. 30 - 81

Brief Summary: The whole Nee-me-poo tribe is on their way to Lapwai and they run into trouble along the way.
"Blue Coats," known as white people, start attacking the tribe. The tribe changes their minds and decides to fight back. So many
loved ones from the tribe died. The numbers increased every day to the numerous wars. Most of the people that pass is the women,
children, and elderly. Sound of Running Feet is expected to take care of her baby sister, cook, and take care of the other children
from the tribe.

Thoughts About Unique Culture(s)

*I didn't know that the Nez Perce call themselves Nee-me-poo. Nee-me-poo means "our people."

*I can't imagine a family member die, be buried, and then never get to visit their grave again. It's already sad enough for someone
just leaving earth. A lot of people died in this section and the remaining that lived had to bury their loved ones and leave.

*I can't imagine not having enough food and water along the way either. A lot of people went hungry, especially the children. They
were running out of food quickly every day.

Image and Explanation

Reference: United States History. (N.D). Ollokot. Retrieved from: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3892.html

This is a picture of Ollokot, which is Chief Joseph's brother. He is also an uncle to Sound of Running Feet. Ollokot had a son named
Red Owl. Ollokot also had a wife named Fair Land.

Link: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3892.html The link for Ollokot gives more history on him and the tribe along the journey.

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Name of Section: Submission

3rd Discussion Cycle: Chapter 15 - End: Pg. 81 - End

Brief Summary: While the wars are continuing, more of the tribe are dying. Chief Joseph surrenders to Colonel Miles and lets them
know that the tribe is tired of fighting. They would no longer fight them. Sound of Running Feet escaped along with Swan Necklace.
The two end up running into another tribe. They end up killing Swan, while Sound is forced to marry one of them and become one
them. She manages to escape and get away and eventually ends up at Sitting Bulls camp. She continues to head to Old Lady's
Country in Canada. More of the Nee-me-poo people died due to malaria, leaving the tribe during the wars, and rough living
situations.

Thoughts About Unique Culture

*I can't imagine being forced to marry someone from another tribe like Sound had to do. Luckily, she managed to escape the tribe.
*This book made me tear up a lot, just trying to imagine the horrific events that played in this book.
*I wonder if Sound of Running Feet ever had any children of her own later on.
Image and Explanation

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Reference: Impact on Indians: Reservations and Conflicts Frameworks for America's Past. (2016). The Top Story in the
Newspapers. Retrieved from: http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/ffap/Unit_2_Westward/U2_Impact_on_Indians.html

This picture shows one of the wars that the Native Americans faced with the Americans.

Link: http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/ffap/Unit_2_Westward/U2_Impact_on_Indians.html
The link above shows more pictures that are part of the Native American history.

Another Link: Encyclopedia.com. (2016). Nez Perce. Retrieved from: http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-

canada/north-american-indigenous-peoples/nez-perce

Link: http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/united-states-and-canada/north-american-indigenous-peoples/nez-perce -This link gives

more information about the Nez Perce tribe.

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Quick Writes

Information on R/Evolution- October 12th

Literacy has changed so much from what it used to be. People used to look up by hand on what they want to look for. Now a days,
all we have to do is jump on our phones and Google it. I think we are very lucky with how we have discovered a new way to search
up information quicker than just thumbing through a bunch pages of in a book. For me, I still use both books and the internet to look
up what I’m looking for.

Introduction to Poetry- October 17th

In a teachers perspective, Mr. Collins is trying to tell us that teachers are trying to over teach poetry to their students. “They begin
beating it with a hose to find out what it really means.” In English 150, this class is about the learning of poetry and about how we go
in depth within the poem. My teacher will go by stanzas and would explain about what each stanza stands for. Also note that poetry
is a different language of literature. Poetry isn’t like a normal reading. Every poem has meaning to it. It always tells a story within the
poem. Poetry is like a mystery to solve!

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