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1865 Treaty
A small group of tribal leaders agreed to sell their lands south of the Missouri River to the U.S. government. They sold 2,000 square miles of land for $1 million. -
Massacre of Small Robes
Led by Chief Heavy Runner. In the lodges because of smallpox,Chief Heavy Runner's camp was attacked by U.S. troops. -
Executive Order of 1873
Set apart a reserve for the joint occupancy of the Gros Ventres, Piegan, Bloods, Blackfeet, and River Crows. -
Act of Congress in 1874
Was in part composed of territory assigned the Blackfeet by the Treaty of 1855. It did not comprise all of that territory, for the U.S. government moved the southern boundary of the reservation 200 miles northward, opening lands to settlement without any compensation to the tribe. -
The Last Buffalo
The Blackfeet became completely dependent on government annuities for their survival. Thousands of hungry people moved to the agency on Badger Creek, yet rations were not available and people starved.
