Native American Timeline

  • Indian Kidnapping

    Indian Kidnapping
    On a cold May day in 1758, a young 10 year old white girl named Mary was kidnapped by a group of Delaware Indians, and was absorbed into their community for the next 6 years of her life. This event is significant because this event led to the thought of Indians as "savages" which led from one thing to another, and eventually, these thoughts turned into full on Indian hate. This was basically the event that caused the whites to really start hating the Indians.
  • The Gnadenhutten massacre

    The Gnadenhutten massacre
    The Gnadenhutten massacre was an event where 96 Christianized Delaware Indians, who were blamed on the several attacks of white settlers, would be forced into the cooper shop two at a time, and they would be beaten to death by wooden mallets and hatchets.
  • Reservation System

    Reservation System
    The American reservation system was a plan made by the Americans to place Indians willing to comply in reservations to become US citizens. This was mostly done to get the land needed by the Americans to sell for profit.
  • Indian Appropriations act

    Indian Appropriations act
    The Indian Appropriations Act, also known as the Appropriation Bill for Indian Affairs, was an act that was put in place to establish the authorization of Indian reservations in Oklahoma, as well as inspiring the creation of reservations in other states as well.
  • Treaty of the Sioux

    Treaty of the Sioux
    The treaty was put in place for the Sioux tribe to move to the black hill reservation that was set for them by the Americans.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act
    The Dawes act, signed by president Cleveland, was an act that basically stated that the confiscation and redistribution of Native lands was lawful, and that it was better things happened that way. The main factor driving this was a religious basis, with most Christians stating that "bringing these Indians from their original grounds and religious beliefs was the only thing saving them the fire of hell."
  • The Ghost Dance

    The Ghost Dance
    During a solar eclipse, a Shaman from the Northern Paiute tribe had a vision which required all of the Indian tribes in the South and the Southwest to meet up in one spot. The vision foretold that God himself at met him in the guise of an Indian, and it stated that there was bountiful land of love and peace. According to some, the ghost dance was a way for the living and the dead to reunite, giving the Indians the power to beat the whites once and for all.
  • The Massacre at Wounded Knee Creek

    The Massacre at Wounded Knee Creek
    The massacre at wounded knee was a conflict between the Indians and the 7th cavalry regiment. It started when the regiment surrounded a group of Indians at the creek, when a shot was fired suddenly. Everything went south afterwards, with the regiment immediaitly firing indiscriminatly at the Indians, killing many men, woman, and children, with many more fleeing. This act was generally favorable by the White American citizens.
  • Curtis act

    Curtis act
    The Curtis act was put in place for the Dawes act to also apply to the five tribes who were already deemed "civilized" (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole).
  • Indian Recognition Act

    Indian Recognition Act
    The Indian Recognition Act was an act that was put on place by president Franklin Roosevelt, and it gave the ability for Indians to self-govern themselves once again, basically ending the Dawes act.