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Kidnapping
A group of Apache Native Americans attack and kidnap a white American (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6meCgBPfBg) -
Sandy Creek Massacre
650 Colorado volunteer forces attack Cheyenne and Arapho encampments along Sand Creek, killing more than 150 American Indians which would later become known as the Sandy Creek Massacre. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXB4eYZo3Ms) -
Crazy Horse meets General Armstrong
Crazy Horse encounters General George Armstrong Custer for the first time. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn5SXMKS1xU) -
Gold Found in South Dakota
Gold discovered in South Dakota’s Black Hills drives U.S. troops to ignore a treaty and invade the territory. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M9-5Twz0q8) -
Battle of Little Bighorn
In the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as “Custer’s Last Stand,” Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops fight Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors, Custer and his troops were defeated and killed, increasing tensions between Native Americans and white Americans. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM4eQBpfGIg) -
Nez Perce War
Nez Perce War in Oregon. After fighting against the Americans Chief Joseph led his tribe 1700 miles to Canada but were forced to to surrender near the border (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd8hYb7BhAA) -
The Dawes Act
President Grover Cleveland signs the Dawes Act, giving the president the authority to divide up land allotted to Native Americans in reservations to individuals. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKQD08Zr5lU) -
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
The first students attend, the country’s first off-reservation boarding school. The school, created by Civil War veteran Richard Henry Pratt, is designed to assimilate Native American students. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmpQqCadTt4) -
Sitting Bulls Death
Sitting Bull is killed during a confrontation with Indian police in Grand River, South Dakota. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoJi7iTjcTE) -
Wounded Knee Massacre
U.S. Armed Forces surround Ghost Dancers led by Chief Big Foot near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota, demanding the surrender of their weapons. An estimated 150 Native Americans are killed. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ-cUsUg_J0)
