Native American Timeline

  • The Gnadenhutten Massacre

    The Gnadenhutten Massacre

    A group of militiamen killed 96 Christianized Delaware Indians
  • The Creek War

    An inter-tribal conflict among Creek Indians between 1813-1814
  • Indian Removal Act of 1830

    Allowed the practice of forcing Indians off their lands to make room for the European settlers.
  • Indian Appropriations Act of 1851

    Created the establishment of reservations in Oklahoma and gave the idea of other states creating reservations.
  • Little Crow War of 1862

    Little Crow War of 1862

    Dakota Sioux people killed 490 settlers, mostly women and children. President lincoln sent soldiers to fight with them after this.
  • The Sand Creek Massacre

    a surprise attack on Cheyennes and Arapahos on their reservation at Sand Creek in southeastern Colorado killing 160 people that were mainly women and children.
  • Sioux Treaty of 1868

    Sioux Treaty of 1868

    This was a treaty to bring peace between the white people and the Sioux tribe.
  • Dawes Act of 1887

    Authorized government to take and redistribute tribal lands in the West.
  • The Ghost Dance

    The Ghost Dance

    During a solar eclipse, Wovoka, a shaman of the Northern Paiute tribe, had a vision of a god. he claimed the god showed him a land of love and peace. He then created the Ghost Dance as a spiritual movement.
  • Wounded Knee

    Wounded Knee

    US 7th Cavalry Regiment surrounded Sioux Indians near Wounded Knee Creek. US soldiers opened fire on the Sioux, massacring hundreds of men, women, and children

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