1. Chapter 7 The Indian Wars

2. Indian Conflicts Between 1782-1890, known as the Indian Wars Period
Geronimo, 1858, led a band of warriors on raids against the Mexicans

5. On the Plains
Sioux Indians, led by Sitting Bull, given reservation till the end of time in southwest South Dakota and recognized land near Black Hills as sacred hunting grounds
Gold found in Black Hills, brought settlers

6. June 17, 1876, Sioux warriors surprised military and defeated them – Battle of the Rosebud

10. Little Bighorn Aka Custer’s Last Stand
June 25, 1876, Colonel George Custer fought a group of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors, none of Custer’s 200 men survived

14. Nez Perce War
Nez Perce warriors, led by Chief Joseph attacked and killed white ranchers
September 30, 1877, Chief Joseph surrendered and he and his people were sent to Fort Leavenworth and not allowed to go back to their land
“I will fight no more forever.”

19. Chapter 8 A Last Stand

20. A New Hope?
Indians lost homelands their families had lived on and where they were buried
Reservations were barren and inhospitable
Treaties promised subsistence rations, but Indians were faced with famine and death

21. Paiute leader in Great Basin, Wovoka, claimed to have vision of a dance that would bring Indians together – Ghost Dance
Must live quietly and honestly without violence, and the Indians would be able to return to old ways

24. New Religion Military was nervous about the new Ghost Dance religion
November 1890, the Ghost Dance was banned in Dakota territory
Sitting Bull wrongly accused of being the leader of this “rebellion” and was accidentally killed while being arrested

26. Wounded Knee
Chief Big Foot was told to lead his people to Wounded Knee Creek where his people would be disarmed and taken to a reservation
December 29, 1890, Big Foot and his people were attacked and killed by military

27. The Battle of Wounded Knee stopped the Ghost Dance religion and, for the most part, ended the Indian Wars