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1851 to the 1860s: American Indians were placed on reservations

1863: Navajo Long Walk

1864: Sand Creek Massacre

1875: Black Hills Gold Rush

1876: The Battle of Little Bighorn

1887: Dawes General Allotment Act

1890: Death of Sitting Bull

In the 1800s the government set aside native american territory in the great plains

By the 1850s the gold rush and railroads brought more settlers and natives were pushed onto reservations

What triggered the Sand Creek Massacre →Sioux being pushed off their land

Plain Indians Response→A few hundred people were killed. Plain Indians joined to repel white settlement

Canada (like the US) was slowly cutting down the amount of land/resources they were given

Ghost Dance→A dance done to inspire and bring hope to Native American people

The US was afraid that the Ghost Dance would start up a new conflict

Native American history was slowly being erased→unable to pass down stories

Sioux vs Nez Percés

Sioux: fought back

Nez Perce: retreated

Both: forced to relocate (multiple times)