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Native American Discrimination
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Christopher Columbus sees natives for the first time
1492
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Europeans call diseases that decimate natives "acts of God"
1600 - 1700
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French have 152 Native American slaves
1752
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First reservation
August 1758
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20,000 Native American slaves in California
1820
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Indian Office Agency created
1824
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Trail of Tears
1838
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Extermination of Buffalo
1850 - 1875
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Buffalo diminished to crisis level
1870
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General Custer announces discovery of gold in the Blackhills of Dakota
1874
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War Dept. allows General Sheridan to take action against Sioux
February 7, 1876
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Crazy Horse surrenders
May 6, 1877
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Crazy Horses is killed
September 6, 1877
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Court of Indian Offenses is created
1883
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Oklahoma Land Rush
April 22, 1889
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Relocation of Native Americans
1953
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American Indian Movement forms
1968
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American Indians occupy Alcatraz Island
1969
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Trail of Broken Treaties
1972
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Wounded Knee Occupation
1973
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American Indian Religious Freedom Act
1978
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Seminoles enter gaming industry
1979
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Sioux are awarded $106 million, but refuse to take it
1980
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Foxwoods Casino opens
1992
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Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is the poorest place in the country
1999
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Court Cases
Johnson v. McIntosh
1823
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
1831
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Supreme Court rules that Native Americans are aliens and dependents by birth
November 3, 1883
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Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
1903
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Trujillo v. Garley
1946
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Santa Clara v. Martinez
1978
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United States v. Wheeler
1978
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Seminole Tribe v. Butterworth
1982
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California v. Cabazon
1987
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Wars
Pequot War
1636 - 1637
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Creek War
1813 - 1814
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Navajo War
1860 - 1864
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Nez Perce War
1877
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17,000 Native Americans fight in World War I
1917
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25,000 Native Americans fight in World War II
1942
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43,000 Native Americans fight in Vietnam War
1965 - 1973
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Legislation
Delaware creates Scalp Act
April 8, 1756
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Indian Trade and Intercourse Act
1790
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Native Americans are not allowed to purchase alcohol
1802
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Indian Removal Act
May 28, 1820
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Law bans Native Americans from living in Florida
January 12, 1833
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Indian Intercourse Act
1834
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Homestead Act
1862
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Mining Act of 1872
1872
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U.S. orders all Sioux to move to Great Sioux Reservation by January 31
January 1876
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Manypenny Agreement
September 6, 1877
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Dawes Severalty Act
1887
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J.D.C. Atkins of the Indian Affairs says only English will be used in schools
July 16, 1887
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Indian Education Act
1891
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Congress allows railroad companies to build on Native American land
March 2, 1899
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Antiquities Act
1906
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Burke Act
1906
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Native American veterans are granted citizenship
1919
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Indian Citizenship Act
1924
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Indian Recognition Act
1934
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Indian Claims Commission Act
1946
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Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
1988
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Attacks and Battles
3rd Colorado Calvary attacks Cheyenne and Arapaho village
November 29, 1864
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144 Apaches were beaten to death by the Tucson Committee of Public Safety
April 30, 1871
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Battle of Little Bighorn
June 25, 1876
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Today's Problems
Bad conditions on the reservations
2000 - 2014
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Health Issues
2000 - 2014
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Poverty and lack of education
2000 - 2014
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Relationship between tribes and government
2000 - 2014
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Social Problems
2000 - 2014
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