Wovoka and Sitting Bull
On the morning of December 29, 1890, the Sioux chief Big Foot and some 350 of his followers camped on the banks of Wounded Knee creek.The once proud Sioux found their free-roaming life destroyed, the buffalo gone, themselves confined to reservations dependent on Indian Agents for their existence. Wovoka called himself the Messiah and prophesied that the dead would soon join the living in a world in which the Indians could live in the old way surrounded by plentiful game. During the fall of 1890, the Ghost Dance spread through the Sioux villages of the Dakota reservations, revitalizing the Indians and bringing fear to the whites. The order went out to arrest Chief Sitting Bull at the Standing Rock Reservation, and Sitting Bull was killed in the attempt on December 15. When the smoke cleared and the shooting stopped, approximately 300 Sioux were dead
Revalution Aftermath
In the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction, the American economy grew considerably. Which was not to the Native Americans advantage. As America became bigger Indian Land became smaller through late 1800's. When machines became quicker, cheaper and all the talk, land also was needed for companies. Americans saw this as a way to expand west and finally kick the Indians out.
The Dawes Act
The Dawes Act was to provide for the allowance of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes. A head of family would receive a grant of 160 acres and a single person or orphan over 18 years of age would receive a grant of 80 acres. Eligible Indians(has adopted the habits of civilized life) had four years to select their land.
Arguments
In Nebraska, the non-Indian residents of Chadron, concerned about rumors regarding an Indian uprising stemming from the Ghost Dance religion, passed a resolution asking for government troops. Settlers fearing an uprising from the Lakota Ghost Dancers asked the government for rifles and ammunition. Indians on the other hand were afraid for their lives as soldiers and others killed many Indians and moved closer to their own territories.
Success
The kicking out of Native Americans seemed to succeed as America started coming out as one of the most powerful nations in the world. We had mega businesses coming out with monopolies that made several people wealthy beyond their own imagination.
Bibliography
1.Brinkley, Alan. Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. S.l.: Mcgraw-Hill Education, 2015. Print.
2."Sitting Bull | Sioux Chief." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://www.britannica.com/biography/Sitting-Bull>.
3. "Wovoka | American Indian Prophet." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. <http://www.britannica.com/biography/Wovoka>.
4."The Dawes Act." National Archives. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. <https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/fed-indian-policy/>.
5. Stevenson, Augusta. Sitting Bull. Childhood of Famous Americans, n.d. Web. <http://books.simonandschuster.com/Sitting-Bull/Augusta-Stevenson/Childhood-of-Famous-Americans/9780689806285>.
