In 1851 federal government officials met with Indian nations near Fort Laramie in Wyoming. The Indian nations signed the Fort Laramie treaty on September 17, 1851
Reservation- A limited area which is set aside for Native Americans Fort Laramie Treaty agreement between United States and Oglala, Miniconjou, and Brul e bands of Lakota people Wounded Knee- Indians agree to surrender and 300 people died after a shot rang out and began a fight.
The Plains Indians hunted buffalo in the 1800’s when the buffalo herds started too dwindle. The herds were important to the Indians because they were needed for food and clothing.
The Ghost Dance- a new religious movement incorporated into numerous Native Americans belief systems