Native Americans Flashcards
Sand Creek Massacre
1864
- Cheyenne and Arapaho massacred by Colonel Chivington’s Colorado volunteers
- The cause was the long conflict for control of the plains of eastern Colorado
Transcontinental Railway
1868
Great Sioux Reservation
1868
- established by Fort Laramie
Indian Appropriation Act
1871
- wards of the US government
- “no tribe would be recognized as an independent nation…with whom the US should contract with treaty”
- Meant all previous treaties made with the government invalid.
Battle of Little Bighorn
1876
- NA victory
- Confirmed for many whites that NA were savages and dangerous
Carlisle Boarding School / Boarding Schools
1879
- purpose was to civilise NA
- couldn’t speak native language at school
- Tribes rations were suspended if they refused to send their children to the school
Indian Rights Assocaition
1882
- Group of white social activists dedicated to helping NA
Code of Religious Offences
1883
-restricted the religious practises of and ceremonies of NA
Crow Dog
1883
- Supreme Court ruled that Crow Dog would only face tribal punishment because the act of murder against another NA occurred in NA territory
Major Crimes Act
1885
- In response to Crow Dog
- Congress passed the act drawing certain crimes under federal jurisdiction
Dawes Act
1887
E - 160 acres of land allocated to each male head of the family
E - 2/3 of NA land lost, 90 million acres
S - Matriarchal tribes disrespected, tribal leadership and communal living changed
P - given citizenship but unable to vote
Curtis Act
1898
- land allotment process for the 5 civilised tribes
Wounded Knee Massacre
1890
NA lost the battle but gained white sympathy
- 300 Lakota massacred
Lone Wolf v Hitchcock
1902
- Ruled that any treaty made with NA could be overturned
Cherokee v Hitchcock
1903
- Ruled that congress had the power to modify or terminate any treaties with NA without their consent
Muskogee Convention
1905
- Attempt of the 5 civilized tribes to create a NA state
Society of American Indian
1911
- 50 NA formed the group
- formed to address issues such as NA healthcare, education and Civil Rights
Indian Citizenship Act
1924
- Gave NA citizenship
American Indian Defence Association (AIDA)
1923
- Formed by John Collier
- fought to protect religious freedom and tribal property for NA in the US
Dance Order (Leavitt BIll)
1923
- This bill threatened to remove the right of Pueblo Indians to perform some of their traditional dances in New Mexico.
However, AIDA was able to block the bill successfully.
Bursum Bill
1922
- Allowed non-NA to retain any NA land they had previously squatted on
- The Bursum Bill of 1922 posed a threat as it would authorize the acquisition of Pueblo lands
- AIDA was able to successfully block the bill
Meriam Report
1928
- Report investigating the condition NA faced
- Found that the government was failing to look after NA
- Influenced future policy on NA
Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)
1934
- John Collier is responsible for getting it through BIA
- gave NA recognition as a sovereign nation and allowed them to contract with the congres
- Ended the Dawes allotment policy
- restored some NA land that had been lost
WW2
Urbanization - S - NA drawn to cities lived in ghettos and spoke tribal languages
E - improve the economic status of individuals
- 1945 NA salary was £2500 double what they earned in 1940
S - NA fought with whites, and used tribal languages to communicate as a form of code taking.
- recognition for their bravery and military talent and tactic