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US negotiated the 1st Treaty of Fort Laramie. This was the first major treaty between the Us and the Plains Indians. Source: powerpoint
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Navajo were forced to march a 300-mile Long Walk across the dessert to reservation in New Mexico. During that walk many Navajo Indians died. Source: www.nlm.nih.gov
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Eager to battle the growing American military Indians in northern Wyoming lure Lieutenant Colonel William Fetterman and his soldiers into a deadly ambush on this day in 1866. Crazy Horse was the leader of the Indians who lead this battle. Source: powerpoint
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The U.S agreed to close the Bozeman Trail, abandon the forts, and provided reservation land to the Sioux. No whites were aloud to enter the Sioux land. Source: powerpoint
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The Battle of Little Bighorn was called "Custer's Last Stand" because he and his forces were surrounded and killed by Crazy Horse and his Sioux. The last major victory of the Sioux U.S government sends more troops westward to defeat and remove the Indians. Source: powerpoint
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Sitting Bull and and his followers eventually joined the rest of the Sioux on the Standing Rock Reservation after they ran out of food in Canada. Sitting Bull surrendered because it promised amnesty for him and his followers. Source: powerpoint
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Helen Hunt Jackson wrote a book, A century of Dishonor, to push for reform of the U.S's Indian policy. Some reformers felt that native Americans should adopt the ways of white people. Source:powerpoint , www.historycentral.com
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Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull performed together in Wild West shows that toured the U.S. and Europe. There shows portrayed the battles between the Indians and The Americans. source:www.historycentral.com
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Intended to weaken traditional and culture influences on Indian society. The Dawes promised to give the Native Americans citizenship if they farmed and acted more American. Source: powerpoint
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One Paiute man named Wavoka started a religious movement called the Ghost Dance. The Ghost Dance is when the Indians would dance and they thought it would kill all the whites and bring buffalo. Source:powerpoint
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Sitting Bull was killed by his own kind the Native Americans. The Native Americans were working for the police and they killed Sitting Bull with a gunshot. Source: PowerPoint
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Wounded Knee was the site of two conflicts between North American Indians and representatives of the U.S. government. A massacre left 15 Native Americans dead, in what was the final clash between federal troops and the Sioux. Source:www.history.com
