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Background Information on the Events at Wounded Knee
This essay outlines the events leading the massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, including the role of Ghost Dancers, and the chaotic violence that ensued on December 29, 1890.
Tags: Native Americans
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
A Reformer Praises the Carlisle School
Richard Pratt, an officer of the United States Cavalry, became obsessed with the assimilation of Indians into U.S. "civilization." Pratt believed that Indians could only survive if they adapted the values of the white man; it was necessary to "kill [...]
Tags: Native Americans
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)
Background Essay on Iron Horses and American Indians
This essay discusses the impact of the transcontinental railroad on Native American life. It focuses on the role of buffalo hunters in the federal government's policy of Indian removal. This essay, and the related Iron Horse vs. the Buffalo [...]
Item Type: Article/Essay
Historical Era: Industrialization and Expansion (1877-1913)