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AcknowledgementsIntroduction01. Smallpox Among American Indians02. Early Explorers and Early Conquest, 1535-154003. First European Settlements and Indian Revolt, 1565-159804. First Significant English and French Settlements, 1607-162005. Pocahontas, 160706. Massasoit, Pilgrims and the First Peace Treaty, 162107. Powhatan War in Virginia, 1622-164408. Pequot War, 163709. Iroquois Wars, 1638-165010. Metacoms (King Philips) War, 1675-167611. Pueblo (Pops) Revolt, 168012. Abenaki Wars in Maine, 1675-174813. Carolina Indian Wars, 1711-171614. The Natchez Massacre, 172915. Albany Congress and Plan of Union, 175416. French and Indian War, 1754-176317. The Royal Proclamation and Line of 176318. Pontiacs War, 1763-176619. Treaty of Fort Stanwix, 176820. The Quebec Act, 177421. Lord Dunmores War with the Shawnee, 177422. The Boston Tea Party, Mohawks and Tammany and 177323. Sullivans Destruction of the Iroquois, 177924. The Treaty of Greenville, 1786-179525. Indians and the Northwest Ordinance of 178726. American Indians and the U.S. Constitution, 178727. The Treaty of New York, 179028. Indian Trade and Intercourse Act(s), 1790-183429. Treaty of Canandaigua, 1794-179530. The Louisiana Purchase, 1803-183031. Tenskwatawa and the Battle of Tippecanoe, 181132. The Death of Tecumseh and the Battle of Thames, October 5, 181333. Creek, or Red Stick, War, 1813-181434. Sequoyahs Syllabary, 182135. Johnson v. MIntosh, 182336. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 182437. The Cherokee Phoenix, 1828-183438. Indian Removal Act, 183039. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 183140. Worcester v. Georgia, 183241. Black Hawk War, 183242. The Cherokee Trail of Tears, 1838-183943. Seminole Wars of 1817-185844. Stand Watie, Confederate Cherokee, 1861-186545. Santee (Dakota) Sioux Uprising, 186246. The Long Walk of the Navajo, 1863-186847. Ely S. Parker, 1863-7148. Sand Creek and the Cheyenne Arapaho War, 1864-186549. The Treaties of Medicine Lodge and Fort Laramie, 1866-186950. The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871 and President Grants Quaker Peace Policy51. Wars in the Pacific Northwest, 1864-187852. Red River and Apache Wars, 1874-188653. The Lakota War for the Black Hills, 1876-187754. The Nez Perce War, 187755. Womens National Indian Association, 187956. Richard Pratt and the Carlisle Indian School, 1879-190457. Indian Courts and Major Crimes 1883 and 188558. The General Allotment Act (Dawes Act), 188759. Wovoka and the Ghost Dance Movement, 188960. Wounded Knee I, 189061. Indians and the Wild West Show, 189362. Curtis Act, 189863. Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock, 190364. The Burke Act, 190665. Winters Doctrine: Winters v. United States, 207 U.S. 564 (1908)66. Society of American Indians, 191167. Jim Thorpe and the 1912 Olympics68. World War One, Indian Involvement, 1917-191869. The Native American Church, 191870. Indian Citizenship Act, 192471. Indian Defense League of America, 1925 and the Jay Treaty, 179472. Meriam Report, 192873. Indian Reorganization Act, 193474. Indian Arts and Crafts Board, 193575. World War II: Indian Involvement, 1941-194576. National Congress of American Indians, 194477. Indian Claims Commission, 194678. The Indian Urban Relocation Program, 194879. The Termination Policy, 195380. Public Law 280, 195381. Indian Health Service, 195582. American Indian Chicago Conference (AICC), 196183. National Indian Youth Council (NIYC), 196184. American Indian Movement, 196885. Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA), 196886. Occupation of Alcatraz Island, 196987. State of Michigan v. William Jondreau, 197188. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), 197189. Trail of Broken Treaties, 197290. Wounded Knee II, 197391. U.S. v. Washington State (Boldt Decision) 197492. Leonard Peltier and RESMURS, 197593. Indian Self Determination Act 197594. The Murder of Annie Mae Pictou Aquash, 197695. American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA), 197896. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 197897. U.S. v. Michigan (the Fox Decision), 197998. California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, 198799. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 1990100. Native American Languages Act of 1990 (NALA)