Native Americans

  1. Themes
    1. Look at west from point of view of Indians
      1. Displacement
      2. Forced assimilation
      3. Victimization
    2. Main points
      1. Evolution of federal policy
      2. Indian Wars
      3. Education & boarding schools
  2. Introduction
    1. Demographics
      1. 1900: 250,000 people ("vanishing people")
      2. Today 2 million
      3. 525 federally recognized tribes
    2. Definitions
      1. Tribe
      2. Nation
      3. Band
      4. Indian
  3. Evolution of Federal Indian Policy
    1. Contact (1492-1787)
    2. Treaties (1787-1816)
    3. Removal, and Reservations (1828-1887)
      1. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
      2. Grant's "Peace Policy"
    4. Allotment and Assimilation (1887-1934)
      1. 1887 Dawes Act
    5. Reorganization (1934-1953)
    6. Termination (1953-1968)
    7. Self-determination (1968-present)
  4. Indian Wars
    1. Minnesota (1861-1862)
    2. Colorado Sand Creek Massacre (1864)
      1. Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle
      2. John Chivington
    3. Fetterman Massacre (1866)
    4. Battle of Little Big Horn (1876)
      1. Custer
      2. Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse
    5. Wounded Knee (1890)
      1. Ghost Dance
      2. Wavoka
  5. Education and Indian Boarding Schools
    1. Carlisle (PA) Indian School
    2. Oppressive conditions
    3. Contributes to pan-Indian identity