Chase Cain
The Story of Us: Part II
1850 to 1950
1/28/15
Over the years Native Americans have been residing in America, important events have occurred between multiple decades spanning from 1850 to 1950. In this report, you will read about important events going on throughout the history of Native Americans between 1850 and 1950.
During the 1860s the “Sand Creek Massacre” had happened, where In the Colorado territory, a US Cavalry which was led by Colonel John Chivington, killed over 150 Arapaho and Cheyenne women and children. Almost 40 days after the Sand Creek Massacre, the town of Julesburg, Colorado was burned down by Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors.
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led Cheyenne, Lakota and Arapaho Indians in …show more content…
Sitting Bull’s followers sought defense at the Pine Ridge Agency under Chief Red Cloud.
In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1879, 82 Indian children were enrolled with Richard Henry Pratt in order to start a new school, which came out as the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. While there, Pratt applied his educational and theoretical knowledge, hence he was earlier supervising 72 St. Augustine prisoners at Fort Marion.
The Dawes Severalty Act occurred in 1887, where the United States’ president crafted lands ruled by the Indians to a bundle of up to 160 acres for heads to the households of Native Americans. The Surplus lands, were sold to Anglo-American homes by the federal government. After these sales, it assumed financial responsibility for civilization and education of past Indian …show more content…
This event marked the resolution to armed Indian resistance in the 1800s for White expansion on the west.
In Columbus Ohio, 1911, the Society of American Indians was founded. This organization was dedicated to raise Native American education and for Indians to stand in political American events. The Hampton Institute’s, the Indian Industrial Training School’s and the Carlisle School’s graduates played this imperative role in the organization. In order to complete the given objectives and to raise the level common interests, Indians must look ahead of tribal or local events.
In 1944, in Denver, Colorado, the first conference of the National Congress of American Indians (or NCAI) is held. This was constructing higher efforts of organizations which occurred earlier. The organization moved forward a Pan-Indian alliance for a higher being of Native American objectives in present-day America, and for overcoming
The Story of Us: Part II
1850 to 1950
1/28/15
Over the years Native Americans have been residing in America, important events have occurred between multiple decades spanning from 1850 to 1950. In this report, you will read about important events going on throughout the history of Native Americans between 1850 and 1950.
During the 1860s the “Sand Creek Massacre” had happened, where In the Colorado territory, a US Cavalry which was led by Colonel John Chivington, killed over 150 Arapaho and Cheyenne women and children. Almost 40 days after the Sand Creek Massacre, the town of Julesburg, Colorado was burned down by Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors.
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse led Cheyenne, Lakota and Arapaho Indians in …show more content…
Sitting Bull’s followers sought defense at the Pine Ridge Agency under Chief Red Cloud.
In Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1879, 82 Indian children were enrolled with Richard Henry Pratt in order to start a new school, which came out as the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. While there, Pratt applied his educational and theoretical knowledge, hence he was earlier supervising 72 St. Augustine prisoners at Fort Marion.
The Dawes Severalty Act occurred in 1887, where the United States’ president crafted lands ruled by the Indians to a bundle of up to 160 acres for heads to the households of Native Americans. The Surplus lands, were sold to Anglo-American homes by the federal government. After these sales, it assumed financial responsibility for civilization and education of past Indian …show more content…
This event marked the resolution to armed Indian resistance in the 1800s for White expansion on the west.
In Columbus Ohio, 1911, the Society of American Indians was founded. This organization was dedicated to raise Native American education and for Indians to stand in political American events. The Hampton Institute’s, the Indian Industrial Training School’s and the Carlisle School’s graduates played this imperative role in the organization. In order to complete the given objectives and to raise the level common interests, Indians must look ahead of tribal or local events.
In 1944, in Denver, Colorado, the first conference of the National Congress of American Indians (or NCAI) is held. This was constructing higher efforts of organizations which occurred earlier. The organization moved forward a Pan-Indian alliance for a higher being of Native American objectives in present-day America, and for overcoming