Native American Conflicts

By AndrewConger
  • Sand Creek

    Sand Creek

    Colorado settlers killed over 200 Cheyenne along sand creek.
  • Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek

    Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek

    Tried to force Plains people to give up their authority as free nations and move to reservations.
  • Buffalo War

    Buffalo War

    The final attempt by several Native American tribes to protect the buffalo upon which they depended on for food.
  • Gold Prospectors

    Gold Prospectors

    They overren the Sioux reservation in the black hills. General Custer and all his men were killed.
  • A Century of Dishonor

    A Century of Dishonor

    Helen Hunt Jackson published a book describing the mis treatment of Native Americans and critizised the government's treatment towards them.
  • Geronimo and his fellow Apaches surrender

    Geronimo and his fellow Apaches surrender

    Geronimo and his band of Apaches surrender after more than 2 decades of conflict.
  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act

    Gave individual Native Americans 160 acres of land to farm.
  • Wounded Knee Creek

    Wounded Knee Creek

    Over 200 Native American men, women, and children were killed.
  • Curtis Act

    Curtis Act

    Mandated the allotment of lands in Indian Territory and ending tribal authority.