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— 9 entries in the record.
9
events
From
Jan 1, 1845
To
Dec 29, 1890
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1845 · 1 event
1848 · 1 event
1850 · 1 event
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1874 · 1 event
1877 · 1 event
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1887 · 1 event
1890 · 1 event
1845
1890
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1890-12-29
Wounded Knee Massacre - U.S. 7th Cavalry Kills 250+ Lakota, Primarily Women and Children, Ending Ghost Dance Movement
3 src
U.S. War Department
confirmed
1887-02-08
Dawes Allotment Act Destroys Tribal Land Ownership, Facilitating Loss of 90 Million Acres to White Settlers
3 src
U.S. Congress · Grover Cleveland · Bureau of Indian Affairs
confirmed
1879-10-01
Carlisle Indian Industrial School Opens With "Kill the Indian, Save the Man" Mission of Cultural Genocide
3 src
U.S. government · U.S. War Department · Bureau of Indian Affairs
confirmed
1877-02-28
Congress Seizes Black Hills With Only 10% Sioux Consent, Violating Fort Laramie Treaty Requirement for 75% Approval
3 src
U.S. Congress · Sioux Nation · Ulysses S. Grant
confirmed
1874-07-02
Custer's Black Hills Expedition Violates Fort Laramie Treaty, Discovering Gold and Triggering Rush to Sioux Sacred Lands
3 src
U.S. Army · Sioux Nation · Ulysses S. Grant
confirmed
1864-11-29
Sand Creek Massacre - Colorado Militia Slaughters 150 Peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Under Protection Flag
3 src
confirmed
1850-04-22
California Legislature Begins Funding State Militia Expeditions for Indigenous Genocide
4 src
California State Legislature · U.S. Congress
confirmed
1848-01-24
California Gold Rush Triggers Genocide, Lawlessness, and Massive Land Fraud
4 src
confirmed
1845-01-01
Manifest Destiny Ideology Provides Racist Justification for Territorial Conquest and Indigenous Genocide
4 src
James K. Polk · U.S. government
confirmed