FINAL PROJECT

Final Project

Karmelee Daniel

HIS206: United States History 2

Instructor Sarah Berg

09/08/16

Final project

Pick a topic.

The topic I selected is the Native American topic. The Native Americans are people that are indigenous to Americas; these people lived there before the European colonization. The Native Americans comprise of a great number of different states, ethnic groups and tribes most of them continue to endure as political communities. The Native Americans were also known as American Indians, Aboriginal People’s, Native Canadians, First People and Aboriginal Americans.

Choose four specific events related to your topic.

The first event between the periods 1877 to 1945 is the killing of the Crazy Horse. Crazy Horse was a major war chief of the people of Lakota Sioux who was born in 1842. The event took place on September 6 1877. The event took place after Crazy Horse was arrested as rumors were passed that he was planning to get back to battle and due to his resistance to be jailed, he was killed. Crazy Horse was taken to jail in Fort Robinson and it was there that he resisted jailing and was killed. Fort Robinson was located in Nebraska State in United States central region (Danver 2015). Before Crazy Horse was arrested and killed, he had surrendered on May 6 1877 to General George Crook in Fort Robinson. This was after the assurance they were allowed to settle with his followers in Powder River country of Montana. After Crazy Horse resisted imprisonment by an Indian guard, a soldier using a bayonet thrust murdered him. He was 36 years old; this was historical since the Native Americans knew Crazy Horse for fighting and defeating the U.S Army. This was the worst war and to the Native Americans he was their hero. The second event from 1877 to 1945 was the Northern Cheyenne Escape. This event led to the Northern Cheyenne escaped from their reservation due to the poor conditions that they faced in the reservation, and these conditions included insufficient food and lack of tents. The Northern Cheyenne Escape took place from the period of 1878 to 1879. There was no specific date given for the occurrence of the event. The escape took place in states such Montana, Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota and Nebraska. The escape was led by the Northern Cheyenne leaders they included; Old Crow, Morning Star, Wild Hog and Little wolf. All of these leaders decided to move their subjects to the north. Once upon a time, the groups were divided into two parts. The Morning Star was in charge as well as Little Wolf. However, the group led by Morning Star was harassed and taken to Fort Robinson in Nebraska. The event was historical since the groups were divided and they were glad to have succeeded from the poor conditions they faced in their reservation.

The third event is between 1945 and the present, the event I chose is the establishment of the Indian Claims Act. The Indian Claims Act established in 1946, took place August 13 1946 in the U.S. The Act passed by Congress in the United States was a sign of the beginning of the judicial relationship between the Native American and the federal government of the United States. The purpose of this act was to give the Indian tribes to forward their claims against the U.S. The Act’s intention was to stop tribal grievances over the enforcement of a treaty.

The fourth event between the periods 1945 and the present is the relocation of the American Indians. This was move was directed to promote employment amongst the American Indians which took place 1953.The Native Americans were being relocated to the United States rural and urban areas. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was a group involved in coming up with the idea of the relocation of the Natives (Olson & Beal 2011). The Native Americans were relocated because rural had rates of unemployment and the BIA would persuade the Indians to relocate in large numbers. The action made would be tempting, but done using housing and job training. The historical event gave Natives a chance for a better life, as they could now provide for their families.

Locate two primary sources and two secondary sources.