Dakota Sioux Flashcards
What did Americans establish and when
trading posts on Missouri in 1830
Who are the Dakota and who were they
were Native Americans are now Native Canadians
What did traders so to the Sioux
compete and push each other off of land
What happened to the Sioux in 1850
a gold rush and many miners came through there land making them upset and they killed one
all of their food was disappearing and diseases were popping up everywhere
What did a Sioux man do in 1854
took a Mormons cow, killed it, and ate it
Who was General Grattan
a Indian hater who killed a bunch of Sioux for taking the cow
Grattan Massacre
Man stole a cow so Gratten went after him, killed him, gratten was killed, military started showing up so the Indians flee to Canada in 1854
Who was Andrew Myrik and what happened to him
he gave them a job but no money to purchase food and he told them to eat grass and cow patties
He was found dead with grass and cow patties in his mouth
When was the Sioux uprising
1862
What happened to the Sioux that didn’t flee
they were moved onto worthless land starved into signing a treaty
Who is the great white mother
the queen
Where did the Dakota flee to
Fort Gary in Manitoba for protection
What happened when they got to Manitoba
Metis didn’t want them
Gov didn’t want them
Assin & Ojibway didn’t want them
Settlers didn’t want them
so they got pushed out of fort Garry
What happened at the Black Hills
It was Dakota land but there was a gold rush there but the Dakota wouldn’t let them in
miners pushed their way in and the Sioux killed them
what happened in the USA in 1876
General Custer went to go fight the Sioux but underestimates them and is killed in the battle of Little Big Horn
Where did Sitting Bull settle
along the Qu’Appelle Valley
3 things the Dakota have
1.) Always attempted to direct their own pace & direction of change.
2.) Never “sacrificed” their ways
3.) Proved adept at developing innovative strategies suitable to local conditions
What does self government do for FN
Brings FN out from under the Indian Act, with greater control over decisions affecting their communities within the Canadian
What can’t the self governing nations do
pass laws
What will the self-government do for the Dakota Sioux
greater control over the decisions that affect its community members
What does the Canadian government call the Dakota
American Indians who came to Canada as refugees in the 1860’s
Why can’t the Dakotas have treaty status
the Canadian gov thinks they aren’t Canadian Aboriginal people but American
When was the Dakota war of Uprising and what happened as a result
1862
Not a success
1000 Dakota arrived outside Fort Garry on the Red River asking for refuge from the American Military
When did the Dakota sign a treaty with the American government
1851
Do the Dakota have reserves
Yes but they are half the size of the treaty FN ones
When did the American gov arrange a settlement and what happened
1970’s
Canadian Dakota asked to be included but were denied by the American gov and the American Dakota nation as they live in Canada
Early Dakota left behind…
Fragments of pottery in Canada which date back to 800 years
How far into Canada where active Dakota
Churchill river northern Saskatchewan
How far back do military alliances between Dakota and British go
1760’s
What did the Dakota pledge
Have nothing to do with the Americans
Defense the English king
Everlasting obligation to the British criwn
What is and when was the treaty of Ghent signed
When the war of 1812 ended in 1814 it was signed by Britain and the United States
What did the Canadian government offer the Dakota in 2007
Offered nine Dakota bands a one lump sum of 60.3 million to renounce any claim to the Aboriginal treaty rights
Why didn’t the Dakota take the Canadian governments offer in 2007
Didn’t acknowledge what they did for Canadas land
They all unanimously rejected the offer
Who did Molly Brant marry
Sir William Johnson, a British Indian Agent
Joseph Brant was a _____ and chief of the ______
prominent Mohawk Leader
Indian Affairs
What was Brants conundrum and what was his decision
which side of the war would he fight with
He fought with the British
What did Brant realize as the war of Independence ended
congrace had sold out
Who did Brant ask for land for his people
General Halderand
Where was Brant given land
Grand River
What did the Mohawk thing Brant was doing with the land
selling the land
taking money bribes
what was Brants ultimate goal
to unite the confederacy
What did General Custer tell his men to do tot eh DS
kill them
What other 2 names int he Battle of Little Big Horn called
-Custer’s Last Stand
- The Battle at Wounded Knee
What was Custers huge assumption
he underestimated how many DS there were and was killed by them
What did Custer want to be
a great hero
Who wanted to cross the medicine line to get to the DS and when
General Miles in 1877
Who met Sitting Bull when he crossed into Canada
NWMP
Who approached Sitting Bull first
James Walsh
What did Sitting Bull find Walsh doing in his camp
brewing tea
Which of the Queens Laws did Sitting Bull have to abide by
no horse stealing
no murder
no raids of the USA
Who tired to convince Sitting Bull to come back to the USA
Alfred Terry
2 key promises where made to Sitting Bull
cows will be brought for them
Don’t disturb the peace and we will forget your past
What did the Americans plan to do to starve Sitting Bull
kill all the Buffalo or scare them away
What did Sitting Bull give as a gift to Walsh
a war bonnet his father gave to him
S. Bulls sons name
Crow Foot
Why did S.Bull enter the Indian agent office w/ his son and when
to surrender their rifles in 1881
What show did S.Bull join
Buffalo Bill’s wild west show
why was S.Bull sent back to his reservation
he was becoming to famous
