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Sand Creek Massacre
This massacre occured over the control of the Great Plains to the east of Colorado. Tensions kept rising between new settlers and Native Americans. The Treaty of Fort Wise was created, and many did not agree upon this. Chivington moved his troops to the Plains, and attacked the Native Americans. Nine of Chivington's men were killed, and 148 of Black Kettle's men were slaughtered. -
Medicine Lodge Treaty
The U.S. officials forced the Comanche, Kiowa, Cheyenne, and other southern nations to sign this treaty. This treaty made nations move to reservations in western Oklahoma. -
Second Treaty of Fort Laramie
In the Spring of 1868, a conference was held at Fort Laramie. It was held with the Sioux. This conference the government agreed to close the Bozeman Trail. The officials pressured the Sioux to sign this treaty. This treaty the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River. -
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
Early in the morning, one of Colonel Mackenzie's troops found a camp and told his general. He then planned a surprise attack on the Indians. They could not find a suitable path, so they just went straight down the path. The Chiefs, Poor Buffalo and Lone Wolf managed to get some resistance, put could not have full resistance since their troops were so spread out. Many Indians fled, leaving their possessions. At night, the canyon belonged to Mackenzie, and nothing was left of the villages. -
The Battle of the Little Big Horn
During this battle, the Sioux forces were lead by Chief Sitting Bull. The leader of the U.S. Army was George Custer, and he led his troops into an attack against a bunch of troops. This battle the Sioux forces defeated the U.S. Army. -
Relocation of the Nez Perce
In May of 1877, the Nez Perce was ordered to relocate by June 14. After much violence, they decided that it would be better to just relocate to Canada instead of relocating to a reservation. They fought, and finally surrendered at Bear Paw, Montana. They were pretty close to the Canadian border when they surrendered. -
Capture of Geronimo
After he surrendered, he was taken. Geronimo was scared that he would be killed when he got in the U.S. territory. He was told that if he surrendered, him and his followers would be allowed to go back to Arizona. This was not true, and they were shipped to Florida and were forced to work. He never saw Arizona again, because he died of pneumonia in 1909. -
Ghost Dance Movement Begins
The original ghost dance began on the Walker Lake Reservation in Nevada. They believed that if they did this dance, that their Indiana rituals would return. Their tribal life would return, the dead would reutrn, the Buffalo would return, and that the White's would leave their land in the West. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Colonel Forsyth oredered the Sioux to give up their rifles. Somebody named Black Coyote did not want to give his gun up, and fired. The Sioux then began shooting. By the end of the fight, 300 Sioux lay dead. This massacre was the end of the bloody conflict between the Army and the Plains Indians.
