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great plains: home
Great Sioux Nation lives in the northern part of the Great Plains. the region includes northern Nebraska, eastern Wyoming, both North and South Dakota, and southeastern Montana. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was made and westward expansion into America started, leading to a dramatic decrease of buffalo population. -
the Great Sioux Reservation
the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 keeps whites out of newly made reservation which included most of South Dakota west of the Missouri River -
gold discoverd
Gold discovered in Black Hills which causes a flood of prospectors to the region invading Indian territories and ways of life. -
the Battle of Little Bighorn
General Custard attacks indian settlement and is defeated during the Battle of Little Bighorn. All 200 men are killed. -
the last major conflict
Chief sitting bull is murdered. Big Foot and his Minneconjou band seek refuge. Over 250 members are massacred by the 7th calvary at Wounded Knee. Event often classified as the last major conflict between the U.S. and the Sioux nation -
The Citizenship Act of 1924
This act makes all indians born within the territorial limits of the U.S. full citizens -
Indian Reorganization Act
This act accepts tribal governments as sovereign
