A Brief History

During the Sioux's existance they have been in many major events and done many important things. The Dakota war was one of these events and it first started when Santee men killed a white farmer and his family. After that event they encouraged further attacks on the whites near the Minnesota River. The Red Clouds War was another conflict between the Sioux and the setters of the Wyoming and Montana Territories. When the Sioux won the war they gained control of the Powder River. The war was called this after the Sioux chief who led them into battle. The Great Sioux War was when local groups of tribes went against the United States. Another dispute between the Natives and the United States was the Wounded Knee Massacre. The United States surrounded a village and killed 150 men women and children while it is estimaded that 150 tribes people escaped the massacre. In the 19th century the Sioux were forced to live on white defined reservations because of the railroad companies taking land. Since then there has only been a few incidents with the Sioux all of which were of a desire for better ways in society such as schooling and other situations in the villages on the reservations.