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Disease was the biggest cause of death for Native Americans upon European contact
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Approximately 100% of the population of North America was Native American at the time of initial contact with Europe
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Crispus Attucks’ mother was member of the Natick tribe.
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The Proclamation of 1763 was designed to preserve land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans.
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The Iroquois Confederation was one of the models for the U.S. Constitution
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The majority of the Native Americans allied with the British during the American Revolution
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The first treaty made between Native Americans and the U.S. government was signed.
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They united the Eastern Tribes to resist United States expansion in the Ohio Valley and beyond.
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Approximately 20,000 Native Americans in California had the status of slaves in the region’s Missions in 1820.
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The Trail of Tears was the forced migration of the Cherokee indians
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The Cherokee were forced to move from Georgia to Indian Territory
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The Reservation system set aside parcels of land for distinct Native American groups.
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Chief Joseph attempted to lead the Nez Perce to Canada.
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The Carlisle School was an example of European Americans assimilating Native American children.
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Native American boarding schools forbid Native American children from speaking their own language.
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The Dawes Act in 1887 banned Native Americans from owning land as a Group.
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The 'Ghost Dance' is first practiced; a spiritual movement by Native Americans to resist European domination.
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Wounded Knee is considered the decisive final battle in the European settling of the western United States.
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Jim Thorpe won gold medals in the 1912 Olympics and was considered the greatest athlete in the world at the time.
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Native Americans were recognized as U.S. citizens in 1924
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Charles Curtis was the only U.S. Vice President with Native American bloodlines.
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The Navajo Code Talkers used the Navajo language as a code for the U.S. in World War II.
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The American Indian Movement organization is established to fight for Native American rights
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From 1969-1971 Native Americans occupied Alcatraz in San Francisco to force the Federal Government to honor one of its Treaties.
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The Trail of Broken Treaties, a political action, was designed to raise awareness about the plight of Native Americans
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It was finally legal for Native Americans to practice their religion.
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1% of North America is Native American today.
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Native Americans the highest represented in the Military
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New York currently has the largest Native American population by number.
