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The first peace treaty between the Blackfoots and the U.S. government. Defines the territory of the "Black Feet Nation".
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Government grants do not arrive, Blackfoots send letters of protest.
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Piegan warriors kill Malcolm Clark.
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U.S. troops attack a Blackfoot tribe, thinking them to be the Piegan warriors responsible for Clark's death. Over 200 die, 140 women and children are captured.
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Without consulting the Blackfoots, the U.S. government moves the reservation border to the Birch-Creek Marias line.
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The European over-hunting of buffalo has taken its toll. The Blackfoots become completely dependant on government rations. Six-hundred Blackfoots die in the process.
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The track running through Blackfoot territory is completed.
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To raise money, the Blackfoot leaders sell the land that would eventually be used for the Glacier National Park. They recieved an annual payment of $150,000 for ten years from the government, a total of $1,500,000.
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The Piegan Blackfoot representative, Whitefoot, dies while in Washington.
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U.S. passes legislation that no longer views the reservation lands as the territory of the entire clan, but rather lots to be divided between individuals within the tribe. Men recieved 320 acres apiece.
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According to the 1910 U.S. government census, the Blackfoot population grew very little between then and 1885.
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All American Indians given the rights as U.S. citizens.
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Allows for the consturction of the Blackfoot Tribal Council.
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Speech by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson expresses sympathy with all Indian tribes.
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Child custody cases now controlled by tribal authorities.