Ch 11 Sect 3 part B

Chief Joseph ● Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce people. ● In 1877 he refused to move to Idaho, and caused the army to force their relocation. ● Joseph and his people fled and embarked on a journey that was more than 1300 miles long. ● In October of 1877 he surrendered and was exiled to Oklahoma.

Wounded Knee Creek ● Native American resistance came to a final and tragic end on Lakota Sioux reservation in ● Chief Sitting Bull was killed (by gun). ● December 29 th 1890 troops tried to disarm Ghost dances at Wounded Knee Creek & gunfire broke out. ● Deadly battle ensued, taking lives of 25 U.S. Soldiers and around 200 Lakota men, women, and children.

Native American main food source ● The main source of food for Native Americans were buffalo. ● The Native Americans used every little thing of the buffalo.

Ghost Dance and Troubles ● The Ghost Dance was a ritual that celebrated a hoped for day of reckoning. ● Settlers would disappear. ● The buffalo would return. ● And Native Americans would reunite with their dead ancestors.

Ghost Dance and Troubles (con.) ● When Chief Sitting Bull was killed a group of dancers fled to the reservation & the army went after them. ● When the army tried to disarm them gunfire broke out. ● Results were – 25 U.S. Soldiers dead – 200 Lakota men, women, & children

Serious tolls on the Native Americans ● The three main causes were – Starvation – Disease – The American citizens