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Cheyenne Killed
Over 200 Cheyenne killed alond Sand Creek. The Cheyenne were waiting to work out the terms of their surrender to military authority. -
The Treaty of Medicine
The treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek in 1867 tried to force Plains people to give up their authority as free nations and move to reservations controlled by the federal government. -
Buffalo War
The "Buffalo War" occured in 1873-1874. It was the final attempt by several Native American groups to protect the buffalo upon which they depended for food. -
GOLD
Gold prospectors overran the Sioux reservation in the Black Hills . The Sioux left the reservation to hunt for food in montana. Lieutenant Colonel Custer and his men were sent after them. Custer and 210 soldiers died in what is known as the battle of little big horn. -
Helen Hunt Jackson
Helen Hunt Jackson published A Century Of Dishonor, a book that described the plight of Native Americans and criticized the government's treatment of them. -
Surrender !
Geronimo and his band of Apaches surrender to the government after more than two decades of conflict. -
Dawes Act
In an effort to break up Navtive AMericans reservations, Congress passed The Dawes Act. It gave individual Native Americans 160 acres of land. -
Wounded Knee
The Navtive American conflict ended at the Battle Of Wounded Knee Creek. When soldiers and Natvie Americans clashed, Killing 25 soldiers and over 200 men, women, and children. -
Curtis Act
Congress passed the Curtis Act, mandating tha allotment of lands in Indian Territory and ending tribual authority
