A Glimpse of the Past: Native American History in the United States

U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Established

Mar 11, 1824

The Indian Removal Act is passed by Congress

Nov 13, 1830

The Trail of Tears

Jul 6, 1838

The forced removal of Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chicksaw, and Choctaw tribes

Fort Laramie Treaty Signed

Sep 17, 1851

Established the Sioux and their land as a sovereign nation

Wounded Knee Massacre

Dec 29, 1890

Over 300 Sioux men, women, and children are massacred by U.S. troops.

Native American population at its lowest point in Unites States history

Jan 1, 1900

Population at 250,000 in 1900 compared to 8 million in 1492.

All Native Americans declared U.S. citizens

Jun 2, 1924

Native American Rights Fund Established

Jan 1, 1970

Sioux Nation refuses 106 million-dollar settlement awarded by the Supreme Court Case against the United States

Jun 30, 1980

President Clinton declares November to be National American Indian Heritage Month

Nov 2, 1996