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Sand Creek Massacre
It was a suprise attack by the U.S. troops on a Cheyenne camp. 150 people were killed mostly women, children, and elderly people. The troops burnt the camp to the ground and returned to Denver with scalps. -
Medicine Lodge Treaty
It is the overall name for three treaties that the U.S. government adn the southern Plains Indians tribes signed. It was intended to bring peace to the area by relocating the Native Americans to reservations. Under the treaty the tribes were assigned reservations and the size of each. -
2nd Treaty of Ft. Laramie
The treaty guaranted the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills. The teaty ended Red Cloud's War. The government forced the Ponca to move from Nebraska to Oklahoma. -
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
The U.S. victory brought an end to the Red River War. The Comanche, Cheyenne, and Kiowa had been stockpiling food and supplies for the winter. Ranald S. Mackenzie moved up from the south intending to trap the whole force in Palo Duro Canyon holdout. -
Battle of the Little Big Horn
The U.S. government commanded the Lakota Sioux to return to their reservations and they refused. Sitting Bull led 2,000 Native Americans near the Little Bighorn River. General Custer led his troops into battle and quickly were defeated by the Sioux. -
Cheif Joseph surrendered
When the U.S. ordered the Nez Percé to relocate to a reservation, first he agree, but then was forced to flee. He attempted to escape into Canada with around 750 of his people. He avoided the military for three months but his people were hungry and exhausted so he surrendered. -
Capture of Geranimo
He was moved to the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona. He escaped with dozens of others and led raids on the Arizona Mexico border. He was captured and sent with his followers to the Apache internment camp in Florida as prisoners of war. -
Ghost Dance Movement Begins
Wovoka declared that the Indian dead would live again, buffalo would return, and settlers would leave. The Ghost Dance inspired hope among Native Americans who were suffering. The military arrested Sitting Bull and a skirmish broke out, and Sitting Bull was killed. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
James Forsyth and his cavalry ordered the Sioux to give up their rifles. Black Coyote did not want to give up his gun and he got in a struggle with soldiers and the gun went off. The Souix and the soldiers began firing. About half the Souix men were killed right away and women and children fled. About 300 Souix were killed.
