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The date shows when US soldiers killed 186 Creeks as revenge for an earlier defeat in this war that would ultimately force Creeks to cede lots of land to the United States. -
This was a series of mass removals of Natives that was because of the Indian Removal Bill of 1830. -
Created to keep Natives off of native lands to retain some cultural freedom, ended through the Dawes Act -
A force of US soldiers led by John Chivington killed up to 160 Cheyennes and Arapahos even though the Chief Black Kettle waved an American and white flag showing peace. -
The Dakota Black Hills were recognized as reservation property set aside for sacred Sioux use, although multiple disturbances caused conflict and tensions to this day. -
These were a series of mass murders committed by George Custar, where even after he was killed in 1876 only sparked more violence against natives. -
The date signifies the opening of the first assimilation boarding school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where Native children were forced to give up their way of life, their names, and their identity. Infections also caused many deaths and reflected the brutality of assimilation. -
Allowed the federal government to partition native land in order to assimilate them, instead caused the land to be sold to mostly non-natives -
Hundreds of Sioux were killed by the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment for doing a new dance inspired by Indian resistance called the Ghost Dance; led to the end of the resistance. -
Despite their mistreatment, Native Americans were willing to defend their homeland during the Second World War such as the Navajo who communicated in codes using their own language.