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Sand Creek Massacre
In 1864, the Sand Creek Massacre was between the white settlers, that were moving west for the gold rush, and the Indians in that area. The two tribes that were in that area were the Cheyennes and the Arapahos. This massacre took place in Colorado by the Rocky Mountains. When the Indians got angered they started attacking and killing the wagons, stagecoach lines, and mining camps. -
Fetterman Massacre
On December 21, 1866 army troops were guarding a fort on the Bozeman Trail. A Sioux leader, Crazy Horse acted as a decoy to lure the troops into a deadly trap. Crazy Horse tricked the fort's commander into sending a group of about 80 soldiers. Into persuit. There were hundreds of Sioux Indians waiting to ambush the soldiers. The indians killed every last soldier in the detachment. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
In 1868, the Treaty of Fort Laramie took place at Fort Laramie in present day Wyoming. This treaty was between the whites and the Sioux. The Souix agreed to settle in the Black Hills reservation. Once they got the Sioux to move to the reservation, six years later General Gearge A. Custer and some miners went on the reservation in search of gold. This upset the Sioux because it took away from their hunting land, -
Battle of Little Bighorn
The Black Hills reservation in present-day Montana was proved to have gold. Once the U.S. government found this out they wanted to buy it from the Sioux. The Sioux cheif, Sitting Bull, did not want to sell even a pinch of dirt. This rose into an argument leading into the Battle of Little Bighorn. Colonel Gearge Custer lead 250 soldiers to the Black Hill reservations to fight the Indians. Custer however was unprepared. When they got their an army of thousands of Sioux and Cheyennes were there to -
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fight. General Custer and all of his soldiers were all killed. The Native American triumph was short-lived. Soon the U.S. crushed the Indians and moved most of them to new reservations. However Sitting Bull and his tribe fled to Canada. -
1874 Discovery
In 1874 General Custer led and army expedition into the Black Hills of the Dakotas to find gold that was said to be there. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
On December 29, 1890 the army went to the Wounded Knee Creek, where the Sioux had fled to, and wanted to collect their weapons. No one knows why the first shot was fired, but when the pistol rang a battle began. This was the Battle of Wounded Knee. Over 200 Sioux and 25 soldiers were killd. This battle was signifigant because it marked the end of conflict between the Native Americans and the whites. -
Ghost Dance
The ghost dance ritual was performed by the Sioux tribe to regain their greatness. They also used this dance to express themselves. The reservation officials became alarmed and wanted to ban the dance. Since Sitting Bull was the cheif at the time the officials decided to arrest him. In the end he tried to get away and was shot, and died. After Sitting Bull was shot the Sioux tribe fled in fear.
