1. Native American Struggles
Chapter 18, Section 3
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2. Nomadic
Moving from place to place with no permanent home

3. Reservations
Tracts of land set aside for Native Americans

4. Nomadic Way of Life
In the case of the Plains Indians, it was traveling vast distances following their main source of food – the buffalo.

5. Importance of the Buffalo
The buffalo was used to meet all the essential needs of the Plains Indians. The meat was food, the hide was used for clothing and shelter, the bones were used for tools, weapons, jewelry, etc.

6. Reservation Policy and Its Effects
Many Native Americans accepted the reservation policy at first.
Pockets of resistance remained and some refused to make the move.
Some abandoned reservation life after trying it b/c of the poor conditions.

7. Fetterman Massacre
Crazy Horse, a Sioux military leader, lured troops into a deadly trap.
80 soldiers were killed in an ambush.

8. Sand Creek
Chief Black Kettle brought several hundred Cheyenne to negotiate a peace deal.
They camped at Sand Creek.
Colonel Chivington led a surprise attack on the Cheyenne killing hundreds.

9. Little Bighorn (Custer’s Last Stand)
American’s search for gold
Government tried to buy the land
Sitting Bull refused to sell land
U.S. army ordered to move warriors to reservations
Custer and forces were defeated at Little Bighorn River

10. Black Hills

11. Dawes Act
1887, policy to eliminate Native American’s lack of property and their nomadic tradition
the goal was to encourage native Americans to become farmers and American citizens

12. Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee
1890
Wokova claimed the Sioux could regain greatness by performing ritual
Ritual spread, dance banned
Police went to the camp of Sitting Bull to arrest him, but he was shot in the scuffle
Wounded Knee – last armed conflict between whites and Native Americans