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W ARM U P 3/07 How does this picture depict Native American assimilation? (Remember- assimilation is to absorb and integrate one culture into another culture)

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T REATY OF F ORT L ARAMIE Is the treaty upheld? NO!

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T REATY OF F ORT L ARAMIE 1874: General George A. Custer led an expedition into the Black Hills w/miners seeking gold Prospectors quickly moved to the Sioux' sacred land US continued battle against Sioux in Black Hills 1877: govt finally confiscated the land

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B ATTLE OF L ITTLE B IG H ORN 1876 Montana US govt tries to buy the gold-rich Black Hills from Sioux Talks fail Custers 7 th Calvary sent to round up the Sioux

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B ATTLE OF L ITTLE B IG H ORN Leaders of Sioux: Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

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B ATTLE OF L ITTLE B IG H ORN Troops meet up w/ large number of Sioux Custer & 200 men killed Custers Land Stand

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D AWES A CT 1887 Impacts all Native American tribes w/in US Put into effect by Congress

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D AWES A CT Forces Native Americans onto reservations Gives land directly to people w/in a tribe Problem! Native Americans do not believe in private propertyagainst their culture!

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D AWES A CT Increases the assimilation process into American culture through education Children sent to schools Forbidden from wearing tribal clothes & speaking native language

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W OUNDED K NEE 1890 Sitting Bulls death leads to series of events Chief Big Foot attempted to lead Sitting Bulls followers to Pine Ridge Intercepted surrender to 7 th Cavalry troops

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W OUNDED K NEE 120 men & 230 women/children herded to Wounded Knee Creek Attempt to disarm Sioux Single gunshot (accident?) led to massacre 290 Sioux killed

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C LOSER List two things that you learned today about the conflicts between the Native Americans and US government. Be specific! (ex: do not just write Dawes Act)