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Sand Creek Massacre
Beginning in the 1850's, a gold and silver rush brought thousands of white settlers into the Rocky Mountains. The peak gold rush brought tension to a boiling point and indians began to attack. Native Americans and miner violence increased. General Samual Curtis wanted no peace until the Indians suffered more. Chivington knew that the indians surrender so he led 700 troops to Sand Creek. Sand Creek Descendants are still active in tribal communities -
Fetterman Massacre
Crazy Horse acted as a decoy and lured troops into a deadly trap. the fort's commander was tricked into sending a detachment of 80 soldiers. hundreds of warriors were waiting and wiped out the entire detachment. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
A conference was held at Fort Laramie that ended with a treaty with the Sioux. It said that the whites and the Sioux would make peace. Ownership of the Black Hills remains a legal dispute subject that is between the U.S. Government and the Sioux. -
1874 Discovery
In the Discovery of 1874, gold was discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota. Custer led and army expedition to see if the rumors were true. Custer confirmed there was gold "from grass to roots down". After this was confirmed true, prospectors searched and swarmed the area. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Native Americans won the battle. This battle started because no whites were permitted to settle upon or occupy the land. There was a rumor that the hills contained gold so a man named Custer led an army expedition to go see if the rumor was true or not. -
Dawes Act
This law aimed to eliminate what the Americans regarded as the two weaknesses the Native Americans lived. One was the lack of private property and two was the nomadic tradition. This act was made to break up the reservations and to end identification with a tribal group. -
Ghost Dance
This was a way for the Sioux to express their culture that was being destroyed -
Wounded Knee
After Sitting Bull's Death, hundreds of Lakota Sioux fled in fear. in southwestern South Dakota, they gathered at a creek called Wounded Knee. the army went to collect the Sioux's weapons. More than 200 Sioux and 25 soldiers were killed at Wounded Knee.
