native americans timeline

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  • "A Century of Dishonor"--Helen Hunt Jackson

    "A Century of Dishonor"--Helen Hunt Jackson
    this battle attempts to change government ideas/policy toward Native Americans. it chronicled the ruthlessness of white settlers in their greed for land, wealth, and power.

  • Navajo and Apache Wars

    Navajo and Apache Wars
    this battle was between the United States and Apaches. they fought in the Southwest from 1849 to 1886.

  • Sand Creek Massacre

    Sand Creek Massacre
    Also known as the Chivington Massacre. 700-man force of Colorado Territory militia attacked and destroyed a village of friendly Cheyenne and Arapaho

  • Red Cloud's War

    Red Cloud's War
    this war was fought over control of the Powder River Country.they got victory 8 years before the Great Sioux War of 1876.

  • Red River War

    Red River War
    it was a military campaign launched by the United States Army in 1874. this battle also remove the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, and Arapaho Native American tribes from the Southern Plains.

  • Battle of Little Bighorn

    Battle of Little Bighorn
    268 died in ths battle and 55 was injured. this battle also known as Custer's Last Stand.

  • Dawes Severalty Act

    Dawes Severalty Act
    Dawes Act was to stimulate assimilation of Indians into American society. The Curtis Act of 1908 completed the process of destroying tribal governments by abolishing tribal jurisdiction of Indian land.

  • Battle of Wounded Knee

    Battle of Wounded Knee
    led by Colonel James Forsyth and surrounded the encampment supported by four Hotchkiss guns.51 wounded men, 47 women and children, some of whom died later.