Battle of the Little Bighorn

By the time the 1830’s the government had forced the native tribes to move to the great plains . White settlers believed that the land they were on was to dry for planting crops , this is why the Treaty of fort laramie was put into place in 1851 not many agreed to it but they had no choice . In 1864 the Sand Creek Massacre happened when the militia set fire on a peaceful village , later the tribes responded with attacks on soldiers and settlements these attacks is the result of the Second Treaty…

army sends a large force against Geronimo's 24 men. He surrenders and is sent to prison in Florida. He dies on a reservation as a prisoner of war. Little Wolf (Northern−Cheyenne chief) who helps lead a number of battles. The Northern Cheyennes are transferred to a Cheyenne reservation in Indian Territory, where many die from hunger and disease. Little Wolf and several other Cheyennes flee north towards their old territory but surrender after spending a…

Introduction Dating years before the Americans invaded Indian Territory, Native Americans chiefs have been leading their tribes through their gains and defeats. Native American Indian chiefs are almost equivalent to the president of the United States, the only difference being that they only govern their own specific tribe. For every tribe, there is a chief who ensures that their people are taken care of. It is common for tribes to change chiefs, whether it be passed down from generation to…

With the settlement of the American West, trends and key events were the settling in the West, Homestead Act, and mining and forcing Native Americans off their land onto reservations. After the Civil War people started moving West for coal, gold, and silver. In 1862 was the Homestead Act was created. The Homestead Act allowed U.S. citizens to claim 160 acres of federal land if they occupied and farmed the land for five years to establish title. It was a challenge for the Native American…

life and death. In the vision he sees an Indian on a horse with long unbraided hair and a lightning scar on his cheek, and in his first battle he also dresses like this and he proves to be a courageous warrior. This vision also points to him rising above white people but also being conquered them, which is another sign to his life during and after the Battle of Little Big Horn. Crazy Horse completely trusts his vision quest, he knew the prophecy would come true, so he never participates in a…

as the crow and Assinoboin. his first war was with the crow when he was 14. he soon gained a reputation for bravery in battle. much of his life was based on the struggles against america expanding its nation. in 1865 sitting bull led an attack on fort rice (modern day north Dakota). his skills and the respect he'd gained made him become chief of the Latoka nation in 1868. a little bit before the 1870's gold was discovered in the black hills, which was a sacred area to the native Americans. the…

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Lakota Tribe The Lakota Tribe was one of the many northern native american tribes. They were the only tribe to win a battle against the Americans, a battle known as the Battle of Little Bighorn.. They still exist today, and live in South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota,and Nebraska. Religion, tools, and food were some of the most important things in their culture. The Lakota’s tools were very well-developed. They used bows, arrows, spears, clubs, and shields made from buffalo hide. They also…

The Dawes Act of 1887, despite its negative implications, was necessary to guarantee Native Americans the right to citizenship, which the Civil Rights Act of 1866 failed to accomplish. In principle, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 guaranteed all people born in the US and not subject to any foreign nation the right to citizenship. The vice president, Andrew Johnson, attempted to veto the act, but the Republican-dominated Congress overrode the veto and enacted it. At the same time, there was a…

wounds to the skull. Archaeologically, cranial gunshot wounds tend to involve bevelling at the entrance and exit wounds. A case from Victorian London showed how easy it was to mistake a homicide for a suicide. A wide variety of wounds from the Battle of Little Bighorn showed ________. Today’s variety of guns and bullets complicate analysis for medicolegal investigations. For example, in one case an exit wound still contained an intact bone plug. Forensic anthropologists need to know ____________…