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Discovery of Gold in Colorado
The finding of gold caused many many people to migrate to the West in order to find gold for themselves, became so populated and living conditions for some were poor -
Sand Creek Massacre
In 1864 The Cheyenne tribe thought they were protected by the U.S and for the winter returned to Colorado Sand Creek (a reservation). General S.R Curtis sent a message and wanted the Indians to suffer more so had men attack the camp, killing over 150 Indians. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
The terms of the treaty stated that the Sioux would live on a reservation along the Missouri River. It failed because the leader of the Sioux never signed it, and they continued to unt in their traditional hunting grounds, and the settlers continued to push them out of their land -
Invasion, by gold miners, of the Sioux’s Sacred Black Hills
The Black Hills are in the North-East corner of Wyoming, on the edge of the Great Plains. Sitting Bull was the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux tribe, and he was also known as Tatanka Iyotanka, and he was a leader in the fight against Colonel Custer. -
Custer’s Last Stand
The colonials custer and his troops showed up to bighorn river, and the native americans were waiting for them there were led by crazy horse . There spears and guns were raised and within a hour or so all the men of the seventh cavalry were killed. -
1887-The Dawes Act
A law created to “Americanize” natives by distributing the reservations to individual landowners. To “Americanize” is to assimilate the Native Americans. They have to adopt the western culture and beliefs. We think that assimilation is bad because the Native Americans were there first and they are being forced to give up their homes, and now their own beliefs and culture. It goes against people’s natural rights because they should be able to continue their culture and beliefs without offending -
1890-The Ghost Dance Movement and the Battle of Wounded Knee
The sioux were suffering from poverty and disease, they were desperate for help so they turned to paiute the prophet (sitting bull). He promised them that he would perform ritual which was the ghost dance, which would get there native americans all there land back. IT spread rapidly through the 25,00 reservations. the military was alarmed with this movement so they killed the sitting bull after chief big foot led the siox away
