Native American History

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Across
  1. 2. massacre of 300 Lakota by the US army, was the last major battle in the US’s war against the Indians
  2. 4. a large decimation of a species because of an industry that made moving westward possible
  3. 5. war between Dakota Sioux and Americans in the surrounding areas, started when a payment was late and the Indians were no longer given food
  4. 6. federal policy of dividing Indian tribal lands into individually owned private property
  5. 7. leader of the American army in the Battle of Little Bighorn
  6. 9. site of the most significant action of the Great Sioux War, ending in American defeat led by General Custer
  7. 10. conflict in the early 1800s between the US and Indians in Florida causing Spain to give up Florida to the US
  8. 13. Oglala chief known for his success in battle against the US
  9. 17. book that chronicled primarily the injustices of Native Americans done by the US government
  10. 19. former Union general in the Civil War, became a general for Missouri and fought against many Native American tribes
  11. 21. home to the Oglala Lakota in South Dakota, originally used as a prisoner of war camp
  12. 22. massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people led by Colonel Chivington
  13. 25. treaty to make clear to the US government what the tribal land borders were in order to stop inter-tribal conflicts
  14. 27. spiritual movement among Western American Indians that foresaw renewal of the Earth
  15. 31. group of Native American tribes in the Southwestern US, known for their fierce warriors
  16. 33. federal agency in charge of keeping good relations with the American Indians
  17. 34. Oglala Lakota leader who fought against the US government because of Americans who were moving onto Indian lands
  18. 36. hunting ground and sacred territory of the Western Sioux Indians
  19. 37. occurred in 1973 when Oglala Lakota seized a town in South Dakota, ended in the US gaining this territory back
  20. 38. one of the most known Apache leaders who led an uprising in 1861 and continued until a treaty in 1872
  21. 39. American poet and activist for the Native Americans who wrote A Century of Dishonor
  22. 40. established in the US to try to assimilate the American culture into Indian children
Down
  1. 1. act that officially removed ownership of the Black Hills from the Lakota Sioux
  2. 3. large resort that started when the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe gained legal control of their reservation from the US government
  3. 8. leader of the Sioux Indians who destroyed General Custer’s force in the Battle of Little Bighorn
  4. 11. act that authorized the secretary of the interior to decide whether an Indian person was “competent” enough to manage his lands
  5. 12. act that created the Indian reservation system
  6. 14. one of six Cheyenne military societies that opposed policies of peace
  7. 15. former Union general who commanded a famous campaign of the Nez Perce tribe
  8. 16. believed Native Americans were an inferior race and led large campaigns against them, destroying not only their people but also their resources
  9. 18. people employed by the US military during a war to use a little-known language as a means of code
  10. 20. Apache leader known for his fearlessness in resisting anyone trying to kick his people off their tribal lands
  11. 23. act that protects individual Indians from unjust actions of tribal governments
  12. 24. harsh Cherokee journey to Oklahoma after being forced to give up their lands
  13. 26. international movement whose goals include the full restoration of tribal sovereignty and treaty rights
  14. 28. gave the president the right to give Indians land west of the Mississippi in exchange for their lands that were within state borders
  15. 29. act that allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands
  16. 30. basically seen as a way for the US to dissolve their culture into the Native American people
  17. 32. drove his troops to intercept the Nez Perce band, will argue with General Howard over credit for Chief Joseph’s capture
  18. 35. Nez Perce leader known for his strong resistance to move to a reservation, almost had escaped to Canada before being forced to surrender