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columbus arrives in the americans, initializing european exploration and eventual colonization -
Diverse indigenous cultures, languages and societies flourish across North America -
The wampanoag tribe and the pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving after forming an alliance -
the forced relocation of the Cherokee nation from their southeastern homelands to present-day Oklahoma, resulting in the deaths of thousands -
the lakota northern cheyenne and arapaho tribes achieve a significant victory against the U.S. Army led by lieutenant colonel george custer -
legislation aimed at assimilating native americans by dividing communal lands into individual plots. -
hundred of lakota sioux are killed by U.S. troops in south dakota -
grants U.S. citizenship to all native americans born in the united states -
native americans activists occupy alcatraz island to highlight issues of indigenous right and sovereignty -
protects the rights of native americans to practice their traditional religions