The market demand for buffalo robes increased.
Battle of Little Bighorn: Minors moved into the West, once gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Colonel Cluster lead troops to protect the minors, but ended up in a battle with the warriors.
The celebrated Ghost dance brought hope and joy to Native Americans that someday there will be a world, free from whites.
Native Americans attacked white settlers, so Colonel John Chivington marched against a Cheyenne village.
Dawes Act
Discovering horses
Cluster´s men died against the warriors. Because of the loss, Congress ordered no food to be given to the Native Americans.
The act encouraged Native Americans to give up their way of life for farming. - reservations
White settlers feared the ghost-dancers, and the officers accidentally shot Sitting Bull, a supporter of the Ghost Dance.
They were left thousands of horses, and they were used for hunting and moving villages. -changed the way of life for the Native Americans.
Native Americans waved their white flags to surrender, but the Colonel either ignored or missed the flag, and he ordered complete destruction on the village.
The population of buffalo decreased, disappearing the way of life for Plains Indians.
