Native American Timeline

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  • The Rise In Racism

    The Rise In Racism
    A young girl had set out to finish some needed tasks, when she was abducted by a Native American tribe for nearly six years. She was returned safe and sound, but this abduction cause a widespread hate for Native Americans all across the Western states.

  • The Gnadenhutten Massacre

    The Gnadenhutten Massacre
    The brutal massacre of at least 90 Christianized Delaware Native Americans, marking the true key point of the beginning of Native American racism in Western America.

  • The Creek War

    The Creek War
    A conflict involving the United States and a part of the Creek Nation regarding American explorations.

  • Indian Removal Bill of 1830

    Indian Removal Bill of 1830
    This was a law that negotiated treaties with Native Americans to exchange land East of the Mississippi River for land West of the Mississippi River.

  • The Creation of the Indian Reservation System

    The Creation of the Indian Reservation System
    A system in which pieces of land would be set aside for Native Americans to live on was agreed upon by the United States Government, creating the Indian Reservation System.

  • Dakota War of 1862

    Dakota War of 1862
    A conflict between the united States and the Dakota people of Minnesota regarding provisions.

  • The Sioux Treaty Of 1868

    The Sioux Treaty Of 1868
    This is an agreement between the government of the United States and the Sioux Nation which labeled the Black Hills as a part of the Great Sioux Reservation, ultimately making the Black Hills a place exclusively for members of the Sioux Nation.

  • The Assimilation Process

    The Assimilation Process
    The white population increased all across America, leaving no places to reserve or trade to Native Americans. Soon the logic of "It's cheaper to educate them than to fight them," began to become popular. Boarding schools for Native Americans were formed and white people began "domesticating" Native Americans to live the American lifestyle.

  • The Dawes Act of 1887

    The Dawes Act of 1887
    This was a law that officially broke tribal lands into sections for individual Native American citizens.

  • The Wounded Knee Massacre

    The Wounded Knee Massacre
    This was a massacre in which U.S. soldiers attacked a murdered over one hundred harmless Lakota Native Americans, marking the end of the Ghost Dance Movement.