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first contact with French fur traders
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sioux tribe interactions with the U.S. Government
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wounded knee massacre
The massacre at Wounded Knee Creek was the last major armed conflict between the Lakota and the United States. -
souix move to reservations
Later in the 19th century, the railroads hired hunters to exterminate the buffalo herds, the Indians' primary food The indians became dependent upon annual federal payments guaranteed by treaty to survive
