Native American Timeline

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  • The reservation system

    The reservation system

    Created to keep Natives off of native lands to retain some cultural freedom, ended through the Dawes Act
  • The Sand Creek Massacre

    The Sand Creek Massacre

    One of many atrocities against Natives, where a force of US soldiers led by John Chivington killed up to 160 Cheyennes and Arapahos even though the Chief Black Kettle waved an American and white flag showing peace.
  • Sioux Treaty of 1868

    Sioux Treaty of 1868

    The Dakota Black Hills were recognized as reservation property set aside for sacred Sioux use, although multiple disturbances caused conflict and tensions to this day.
  • Assimilation Through Boarding Schools

    Assimilation Through Boarding Schools

    The date signifies the opening of the first assimilation boarding school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where Native children were forced to give up their way of life, their names, and their identity. Infections also caused many deaths and reflected the brutality of assimilation.
  • The Dawes Act

    The Dawes Act

    Allowed the federal government to partition native land in order to assimilate them, instead caused the land to be sold to mostly non-natives
  • Wounded Knee Massacre

    Wounded Knee Massacre

    Hundreds of Sioux were killed by the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment for doing a new dance inspired by Indian resistance called the Ghost Dance; led to the end of the resistance.