Analyze Indigenous nations 1865-1900 — Lakota + Cheyenne + Arapaho + Nez Perce + Apache + Navajo + Comanche + Kiowa + Pueblo — continued sovereignty under US dispossession pressure; Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868 + Little Bighorn June 1876 + Nez Perce War 1877 + Geronimo surrender 1886 + Wounded Knee December 29 1890 + Ghost Dance — refusing 'Indian Wars = end of Native America' narrative per Treuer 2019 + NMAI present-tense protocol
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~5 min
hist.g8.f.ex_45
Short Answer
Prompt
What did the Treaty of Fort Laramie April 29 1868 promise? When was it violated?
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Answer criteria
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- Created Great Sioux Reservation western SD + Powder River Country 'unceded Indian territory' + buffalo hunting rights + no white settlement
- Violated almost immediately after 1874 Black Hills gold discovery (Custer Expedition)
Hints
- Ended Red Cloud's War 1866-1868.
- Treaty violation led to Little Bighorn June 25-26 1876.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing 1868 Fort Laramie with earlier 1851 Fort Laramie
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