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Q: Why were the Sioux Indians forced off their reservations?
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Why were native Americans forced off their land?

Indians were forced off their ancestral lands because white settlers wanted it for themselves. Indians were moved to less desirable areas sometimes 1000s of miles away.


What was one impact of European colonization on native Americans?

The loss of many Indians or that Indians die because they spreded diseases


Where do the lakotas live today?

Many of the Lakota tribes live on reservations in or near their original homelands and in Canada; others live off the reservations in many place around the USA and in other countries.The reservations are:Standing Rock reservation, SD (Blackfoot Sioux, Hunkpapa)Cheyenne River reservation, SD (Minneconjou, Blackfoot Sioux, Two Kettle, No Bows)Lower Brule reservation, SD (Brule)Pine Ridge reservation, SD (Oglala, Brule)Rosebud reservation, SD (Brule, Oglala)Other Dakota and Nakota reservations are situated in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska.


Why was the Indian removal act of 1830 a bad idea?

It was a bad idea because the Native Americans that were forced off their land didn't know how to adjust to the new landscape of the dry west. also, some were forced to walk up to 500 miles and many Indians struggled with disease and they were being forced off of their land that was rightfully theirs.


What was the result of the Indian Removal Act?

The result of the Indian Removal Act was that it allowed the President to remove Native Americans from their homelands. In return for the land they lost, the Native Americans would receive land in the Indian Territory, which is now the state of Oklahoma. by Mikayla Gear: > Native Americans were moved to lands west of the Mississippi River. (by gamzee for apex)

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When did the Lakota Sioux civilization start?

why were the Sioux forced off there land


What were the achievements of the Sioux Indians?

The achievements of the Sioux Indians was the Battle of Little Big Horn, where the Sioux Indians at an Indian camp fought off early American forces when they tried to take their territory.


How do paiute Indians live today?

They live on reservations. Reservations are places where the Indians now live, because the government kicked them off.


Why were the Indians forced off their reservation?

They were forced off because the government wanted their land.


What achievements did the Sioux have?

The Sioux Indians' best achievement was The Battle of Little Bighorn, where the Sioux Indians at an Indian camp fought off early American forces when they tried to take their territory. The Indians killed many Americans, including general George Custer, a major U.S. military leader.


Why were native Americans forced off their land?

Indians were forced off their ancestral lands because white settlers wanted it for themselves. Indians were moved to less desirable areas sometimes 1000s of miles away.


Who are the sioux indians?

The Sioux nation was originally called the Dakota. Eventually the Dakota broke off into 3 groups known as Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota. The East coast Sioux tribes came from the Nakota tribe. The East coast Sioux tribes had two main Nations known as the Saponi and the Catawba. The name Sioux refers to all tribes which spoke of the Siouan language (the variations of this language varies from tribe to tribe). One of the most famous Sioux groups was known as the Lakota. The Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Saponi, and Catawba all was made up of many other tribes. It is known that some of the Creek Indians even spoke a form of the Siouan language.


Do you offer the Indians money for the Indian Removal Act?

The Indians were forced off their land, sometimes they were offered money, but mostly the resort was brute force. Many Cherokee Indians were forced off their native land this way, resulting in the Trail of Tears. The conquistadors (Spanish) were the main source of this and took many Indian slaves.


What jobs do the Sioux have today?

They farm they


Why did the Indians leave their country?

As the European settlers pushed ever westward, the native Americans were forced off their traditional hunting grounds. With the coming of the railways, slaughtering of the plains bison was used to rob the natives of the animals that provided them with food, hides, and many other commodities. Many native tribes were eventually forced on to indian reservations, often by force from the army.


Where do Lakota live today?

Many of the Lakota tribes live on reservations in or near their original homelands and in Canada; others live off the reservations in many place around the USA and in other countries.The reservations are:Standing Rock reservation, SD (Blackfoot Sioux, Hunkpapa)Cheyenne River reservation, SD (Minneconjou, Blackfoot Sioux, Two Kettle, No Bows)Lower Brule reservation, SD (Brule)Pine Ridge reservation, SD (Oglala, Brule)Rosebud reservation, SD (Brule, Oglala)Other Dakota and Nakota reservations are situated in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska.


In 1874 the US Government forced the Indians off this land after gold was discovered there The land was in South Dakota?

The Black Hills