History considers the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890, to be the end of the free Indian. This was where a band of about 350 Indians were gunned down by soldiers. Most of the men, women and children were slaughtered and their bodies left in the snow until they could be recovered several days later.
The federal government had passed an act that designated the entire Great Plains as one enormous reservation, or land set aside for Native American tribes.
The Plains Indians.
The Massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 marked a tragic and violent culmination of tensions between Plains Indians and the U.S. government, deepening mistrust and animosity. It symbolized the brutal suppression of Native American culture and resistance, leading to a significant deterioration in relations. The event galvanized public opinion and activism for Native American rights, but it also reinforced the U.S. government’s aggressive policies, perpetuating cycles of violence and marginalization. Ultimately, it solidified the historical narrative of conflict and injustice that would shape future interactions between Native Americans and the U.S. government.
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The Lakota Tribe were the most powerful of the plains Native American groups. They settled in present-day North and South Dakota.
Native American plains tribes.
Organized resistance by Native Americans on the southern plains came to an end in 1898. That was the year of the Wounded Knee massacre.
The federal government had passed an act that designated the entire Great Plains as one enormous reservation, or land set aside for Native American tribes.
1880s
The Wounded Knee Massacre signaled the end of all resistance from the Sioux Nations and on the Great Plains. It was a symbol of the destruction of Native American life.
The Plains Indians.
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Like most Native American tribes, the plains tribes were nearly destroyed by disease. The Native Americans had no resistance to upper respiratory infections like influenza. As soon as first contact was made with the Europeans, depopulation of the Native Americans started. Some research suggests that the Native Americans were depopulated by as much as 90% by the late 1800s.
they had a very pretty plain
They represent the plains Indians.
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plains indians