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Sandy Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek Massacre was an atrocity in the Indian Wars of the United States that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 700-man force of Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a village of friendly Cheyenne and Arapaho encamped in southeastern Colorado Territory, killing and mutilating an estimated 70–163 Indians, about two-thirds of whom were women and children. -
Medicine Lodge Treaty
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Second Treaty of Fort Laramie
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Battle of Palo Duro Canyon
The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a significant United States victory which brought an end to the Red River War. -
Battle of Little Big Horn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was an armed engagement between combined forces of Lakota, Northern Cheyennes, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiments of the U.S. Army -
Relocation of the Nez Perce
The Nez Perce War was an armed conflict between several bands of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their allies, a small band of the Palouse tribe led by Red Echo and Bald head, against the United States Army. -
Geronimo Captured
In 1886 Geronimo surrendered to U.S. authorities after a lengthy pursuit. As a prisoner of war in old age he became a celebrity and appeared in fairs, but was never allowed to return to the land of his birth. He later regretted his surrender and claimed the conditions he made had been ignored. Geronimo died in 1909 from complications of pneumonia at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. -
Ghost Dance Movement Begins
The Ghost Dance was a new religious movement which was incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. According to the prophet Jack Wilson (Wovoka)'s teachings, proper practice of the dance would reunite the living with the spirits of the dead and bring peace, prosperity, and unity to native peoples throughout the region. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
