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Great Plains
In 1834 the government had passed out an act that designated the entire Great Plains as a big reservation, or land set aside for Native American tribes -
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Government policy
The govnerment changed its policy and created treatie that defined specific boundaries for each tribe. Most Native Americans spurned the government treaties and continued to hunt on their traditional lands, clashing with settlers and miners-with tragic results. -
Massacre of Sand Creek
The U.S Army commander S.R. Curtis sent a telegram to militi colonel Chivington : "I want no peace till the indians suffer more"
In response, Chivington and his troops descended on the Cheyenne and Arapho. About 200 warriors, 500 women and children camped at sand creek. The atack killed over 150 inhabitants, mostly women and children. -
Death on the Bozeman Trail
The Bozeman Trail ran directly trough Sioux hunting grounds in the Bighorn Mountains. The Soiux chief had unsuccessfukky appealed to the government to end white settlement on the trail.
In december the warrioir Crazy Horse ambushed Captain William J. Fetterman and his company at Lodge Trail Ridge, over 80 soldiers were killed. Nativ Americans called this fight the Battle of the hundred slain. -
Treaty of Fort Laramie
The Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River, was forced of the leaders of the Sioux in 1868.
Sitting Bull the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux, had never signed it. -
The result for the Red River War
In late 1868, war broke out yet again as the Kiowa and Comanche engaged in six years of raiding that finally led to the Red River War of 1874-1875. -
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Red River War
The U.S Army respnded by herding the people of friendly tribes onto reservations while opening fire on all others General Philip Sheridan gave orders to his soldiers to destroy their villages and ponies. He also want to hang all warriors and to bring back the women and children. -
Custer`s Last stand
Trough a vision of Sitting Bull the Soiux knew about a attack from the Army against them, this gave them time to prepare. Led by Crazy Horse, Gall, and Sitting Bull the warriors outflanked and crushed Custer`s troops.
By late 1876 the Soiux where beaten and Sitting Bull, with some followers took refuge in Canada. -
The Dawes Act
The Congress passed the daws act which had the target to "Americanize" the Nativ Americans. the act broke up the reservations and gave some of the reservation land to individyula Nativ Americans. They got 160 acres of land tfor each head of houselhold. -
Wounded Knee
The battle of Wounded Knee begann on december 28, in 1890.
The seventh Cavalry of Custer rounded up about 350 starving and freezing Sioux and took them to a camp at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. The next day soldiers demanded that the Nativ Americans give up their weapons A shot was fired, it wasn't clear from which side, so the soldiers opened the fire. Within minutes the Cavalry killed as many as 300 unarmed Nativ Americans. this event was the bitter end of the indian wars and era.
