History and Culture - American Indian Relief Council is now Northern Plains Reservation Aid

Northern Plains Reservation Aid (formerly American Indian Relief Council)

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Key events in the history of the Northern Plains Native Americans include more than a hundred and fifty years of interaction with white settlers. These events, often tragic and inaccurately documented, contain the historical roots of life today on the Northern Plains reservations.

To learn more about the historical key events, please refer to the individual pages listed on the left side of this page or below.

Wounded Knee
Sand Creek
Little Bighorn
Ft. Laramie Treaty
Sioux Wars
Bozeman Trail War
Self Determination Act
Indian Religious Freedom Act
Allotment Act
Boarding Schools
Termination Policy
Battle of Slim Buttes
Indian Removal Act
Citizenship Act

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