The First Native
Americans
Chapter 6
Chapter Overview
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
Introduction
Race: Where Did They Come From?
Early European Contact
Treaties & Warfare
Legislation
Reservation Life & the Federal
Government
Attempts to Reduce Federal Control
Native Americans Today
I. Introduction
A. Tribal Research Paper
B. “Quiz”
I. Introduction
A. Tribal Research Paper
B. “Quiz”
I. Introduction
A. Tribal Research Paper
B. “Quiz”
1. The United States is not the only nation to
misunderstand its indigenous inhabitants.
True
2. Native Americans want to reestablish their
original indivisible nation.
False
3. Mayas, Incas, Aztecs, and Inuit are also Native
American tribes.
True
4. Columbus wanted to make servants out of
the Native Americans.
True
5. The U.S. Government has broken every treaty
ever made with the Native Americans.
True
6. The U.S. Government passed a law making it
illegal for Native Americans to practice their
religion.
True
7. Indian Gaming is rescuing most Native
Americans from poverty.
False
8. The Battle of Little Big Horn was all a terrible
misunderstanding.
Arguably so
9. The Termination Act was the Government’s
attempt to exterminate Native Americans.
False
10. The Navajo have established successful
tribal controlled colleges.
True
II. Race: Where Did They
Come From?
A. The Bering Straits
B. The Mid-East
II. Race: Where Did They
Come From?
A. The Bering Straits
B. The Mid-East
II. Race: Where Did They
Come From?
A. The Bering Straits
B. The Mid-East
Thor Heyerdahl
Ra II
III. Early European
Contact
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
1. The First Thanksgiving
2. Early Christian missionaries
3. Fur trappers
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
1. The First Thanksgiving
2. Early Christian missionaries
3. Fur trappers
III. Early European
Contact
A.
B.
C.
D.
“Indian”
Weapons and Disease
Demographics
Peaceful Contacts
1. The First Thanksgiving
2. Early Christian missionaries
3. Fur trappers
IV. Treaties & Warfare
A. General policy
B. 1800s
C. 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs
IV. Treaties & Warfare
A. General policy
B. 1800s
C. 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs
IV. Treaties & Warfare
A. General policy
B. 1800s
C. 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs
IV. Treaties & Warfare
A. General policy
B. 1800s
C. 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs
V. Legislation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assimilation
1830 Indian Removal Act
1887 Dawes/General Allotment Act
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
The Case of the Sioux
V. Legislation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assimilation
1830 Indian Removal Act
1887 Dawes/General Allotment Act
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
The Case of the Sioux
V. Legislation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assimilation
1830 Indian Removal Act
1887 Dawes/General Allotment Act
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
The Case of the Sioux
V. Legislation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assimilation
1830 Indian Removal Act
1887 Dawes/General Allotment Act
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
The Case of the Sioux
V. Legislation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assimilation
1830 Indian Removal Act
1887 Dawes/General Allotment Act
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
The Case of the Sioux
V. Legislation
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Assimilation
1830 Indian Removal Act
1887 Dawes/General Allotment Act
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
The Case of the Sioux
The Battle of
Little Big Horn
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
Capt.
Benteen
Lt. Col. Custer
Maj. Marcus
Reno
Crazy
Horse
Sitting Bull
Chief
Gall
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
I. Pre-Battle Activities
II. Campaign of 1876
III. June 25
IV. Custer finds Indian Encampment
V. Custer fails to see
VI. Custer divides regiment
VII. Custer rides the bluffs
VIII. Custer’s location is unknown
IX. Terry’s scouts find…
In honor of our Indian Patriots who fought and defeated the U.S. Calvary
In order to save our women and children from mass-murder. In doing
so, preserving rights to our Homelands, Treaties and Sovereignty.
June 25, 1988
G. Magpie
Cheyenne
VI. Reservation Life and
the Federal Government
A.
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Who’s in control?
Descriptive statistics
A tour
Legal claims
VI. Reservation Life and
the Federal Government
A.
•
•
•
Who’s in control?
Descriptive statistics
A tour
Legal claims
VI. Reservation Life and
the Federal Government
A.
•
•
•
Who’s in control?
Descriptive statistics
A tour
Legal claims
VI. Reservation Life and
the Federal Government
A.
•
•
•
Who’s in control?
Descriptive statistics
A tour
Legal claims
VI. Reservation Life and
the Federal Government
A.
B.
C.
D.
Who’s in control?
Descriptive statistics
A tour
Legal claims
1. 1863-1946
2. Indian Claims Commission
VI. Reservation Life and
the Federal Government
A.
B.
C.
D.
Who’s in control?
Descriptive statistics
A tour
Legal claims
1. 1863-1946
2. Indian Claims Commission
VI. Reservation Life and
the Federal Government
A.
B.
C.
D.
Who’s in control?
Descriptive statistics
A tour
Legal claims
1. 1863-1946
2. Indian Claims Commission
VII. Attempts to Reduce
Federal Control
A. 1952 The Employment Assistance
Program
B. 1953 The Termination Act
VII. Attempts to Reduce
Federal Control
A. 1962 The Employment Assistance
Program
B. 1953 The Termination Act
VII. Attempts to Reduce
Federal Control
A. 1952 The Employment Assistance
Program
B. 1953 The Termination Act
VIII. Native Americans Today
John Bennett Herrington
VIII. Native Americans Today
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Pan-Indianism: NCAI & AIM
Fish-ins & Alcatraz
The Powwow
Economic Development
Education
Health Care
Religious and Spiritual Expression
VIII. Native Americans Today
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Pan-Indianism
Fish-ins & Alcatraz
Economic Development
Education
Health Care
Religious and Spiritual Expression
C. The Powwow
VIII. Native Americans Today
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Pan-Indianism
Fish-ins & Alcatraz
Economic Development
Education
Health Care
Religious and Spiritual Expression
A. Fish-ins
B. Alcatraz
VIII. Native Americans Today
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Pan-Indianism
Fish-ins & Alcatraz
Economic Development
Education
Health Care
Religious and Spiritual Expression
VIII. Native Americans Today
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Pan-Indianism
Fish-ins & Alcatraz
Economic Development
Education
Health Care
Religious and Spiritual Expression
B. Education
VIII. Native Americans Today
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Pan-Indianism
Fish-ins & Alcatraz
Economic Development
Education
Health Care
Religious and Spiritual Expression
C. Health Care
VIII. Native Americans Today
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Pan-Indianism
Fish-ins & Alcatraz
Economic Development
Education
Health Care
Religious and Spiritual Expression
VIII. Review
Hint: Make a Time Line
More Key terms:
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Cherokee
Trail of Tears
Wounded Knee
Alaska Native Settlement
1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Native American Relics
Counsel of Energy Resources
Native American Time Line
1492-1849
1492
Cultural & Physical Conflict
1824
BIA
1830
Indian Removal Act (After the Civil War, Whites
moved West)
1850-1949
Treaty of Medicine Creek
1863
1934 Indian Reorganization Act
1944 National Congress of American Indians founded (NCAI)
1946 Indian Claims Commission founded (disbanded in 1978)
Indian Claims Require
Special Acts of Congress
Little Big Horn
1887 General Allotment Act
Ghost Dance Movement => Wounded Knee I
1918 Peyote use was organized as the Native American Church
1950-1994
1952
1953
Federal Policy to Relocate Native Americans
Termination Act
1962
1964
Employment Assistance Program (EAP)
Fish-ins
1968
1969
American Indian Movement founded (AIM); Fish-ins reaffirm treaty rights of
Medicine Creek
Alcatraz sit-in
1971
1973
Alaska Native Settlement Act
Wounded Knee II
1976
1978
Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT)
Termination Act Overturned
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Clinton invites 547 tribal leaders to D.C.: Congress allows Peyote use for religious
purposes