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The Treaty of Fort Laramie was the first major treaty between the United States and the Plains Indians. The treaty recognized the Black Hills as part of the Sioux territory. The treaty also recognized the Native American's claims to the Great Plains. [Powerpoint]
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This was a time when the Navajo were forced into new ground in the western part of New Mexico. Most of the people walking died from hunger and thirst.
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The Fetterman Massacre was a battle between Crazy Horse's army and Colonel Fetterman. Fetterman was ambushed by the Indians. It was a brutal battle and a lot of losses.
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The Second Treaty of Fort Laramie stated that the U.S. would close the Bozeman trail and abandon the forts. The treaty also provided reservation land to the Sioux. Unfortunately the peace did not last long.
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During the Battle of Little Bighorn, U.S. troops fought the Lakota Sioux and the Cheyenne. Colonel George Custer led the U.S. troops and died during this battle. The Lakota Sioux leader was Sitting Bull. After many years in the military, Little Big Horn is where Custer's luck ran out.
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Helen Hunt Jackson believed and wrote that Native Americans should be able to live on any land that they wanted. The book was a huge impact on congress and showed how the Dawes Act was affecting the Indians
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Sitting Bull surrenders to U.S and goes to live at Standing Rock Reservation. Sitting Bull was killed by his own people. Standing Rock Reservation is in Canada.
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Buffalo Bill Cody was the hunter of buffalo for the immigrants building the Pacific Railroad. He also fought in the Civil War. Buffalo Bill Cody was the last person people thought Sitting Bull would team up with.
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The Dawes Act was named after it's author Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts.The law allowed the president to break up reservation land. The Dawes Act would not let the Indians settle on land that they had originally owned.
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The Indian lands had been confiscated and their lifestyle crushed by U.S. government policies. Indians believed that the ceremony of the Ghost Dance would bring good spirits. and bring back the buffalo herds.
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Sitting Bull was killed by an Indian officer at Standing Rock. Sitting Bull's death As a result, many of the Laktota left the reservation in protest. Standing Rock reservation is located in South Dakota.
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Massacre At Wounded Knee was the last battle of the Indian Wars. The group fighting was called the Lakota Sioux. U.S. army shot and killed about 150 Lakota Sioux including women and children. Powerpoint
