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Federal government designated the Great Planes as a reservation
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Massacre at Sand Creek
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Battle of the Hundred Slain/Fetterman Massacre
The Bozeman trail was a convenient path for settlers to travel along when they were moving west, but it had a negative effect on the Sioux tribe. The trail was went directly through the Sioux’s hunting grounds in the Bighorn Mountains. With Americans walking through their hunting grounds and other creating settlements along the trail, it made hunting extremely difficult for the Sioux. Red Cloud, the Sioux chief, had taken this issue to court, but he was unsuccessful. Like Red Cloud, Crazy Horse -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
--Sioux agreed to live along the Missouri River on a reservation
--Sitting Bull, the leaders of the Hunkpapa Sioux, did not sign the treaty, but the Ogala and Brule Sioux did sign the treaty
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Gold Rush in Black Hills
The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the Indians and the Americans. The Americans had promised peaceful land for the Indians along the Missouri River in the Black Hills where they would not be bombarder or even bothered by the Americans. Colonel George A. Custer told people that there was an abundance of gold underneath the grass all over the Black Hills. A mere four years after the Treaty of Fort Laramie was signed, miners began to search the Black Hills in hunt for gold. The thr -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Sioux and the Cheyenne were having gathering in early June of 1876. During the sun dance, Sitting Bull, a leader of the Sioux and the time had a vision. Sitting Bull had fought many battles for the Indians and was a medicine man. He had been previously been known for his sensitivity to the powerful spirits, so he was a trusted spiritual leader. The vision he had at the sun dance was of both Indians and soldiers falling from their horses. Shortly after, Colonel Custer was going to attack the -
Geronimo Surrenders to Americans
Geronimo was the most famous leader of Apache, strongly disliked whites, lead many raids, once pushed into Mexico he surrendered. -
Dawes Act
--goal was to “Americanize” the Native Americans
--divided reservation and gave sections to each individual Native American
--160 acres to each head of household
--80 acres to single adults
--remainder of reservations would be sold to settlers
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Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance was introduced by Wovoka, a Paiute prophet. Wovoka assured the Sioux that if they did the Ghost Dance they would have what they wanted. They would be able to have their old way of life and their lands. At this time the Sioux faced many struggles including poverty and disease. Wovoka’s ritual was a reason to keep on resisting the Americans and fighting to keep their culture. It gave them hope, so many of them participated in the dance. On the Dakota reservation, the dance was prac -
Battle of Wounded Knee
In the cold of the winter many of the Sioux were freezing and starving because they were forced to live in ways they had not had experience with before. The Seventh Cavalry, General Custer’s former army, seemed to be generous when they gather together roughly 350 Native Americans and kindly brought them to a camp at Wounded Knee Creek located in South Dakota. When the Native Americans woke up the next morning, they were ordered by the Americans to hand over their weapons. At this time a gun was
