FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS
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to attack the Army
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to negotiate peace
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to buy food for the tribe
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to buy horses
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1861, he and the Arapaho surrendered to the commander of Fort Lyon under the Treaty of Fort Wise, believing he could gain protection for his people. The treaty was highly unfavorable to the Southern Cheyenne .
Detailed explanation-2: -Chief Black Kettle was a member of the Council of 44 Chiefs of the Cheyenne people, and an advocate for peace. He demonstrated his commitment to peace by participating in several councils before the Sand Creek Massacre, hoping to secure peace through negotiations with the American Military and Government.
Detailed explanation-3: -Black Kettle moved south and continued to negotiate with U.S. officials. He achieved the Treaty of Little Arkansas River on October 14, 1865. By this document, the U.S. promised “perpetual peace” and lands in reparation for the Sand Creek massacre.
Detailed explanation-4: -Black Kettle (Oklahoma Historical Society) Black Kettle was a chief of the Southern Cheyenne people. He fought for peace even as his people suffered brutality and death at the hands of the government.
Detailed explanation-5: -On November 29, 1864, Col. John Chivington, leader of the Third Colorado Volunteers, attacked Black Kettle’s camp near Fort Lyon. Even though the chief tied an American flag along with a white banner to the end of a lodge pole and stood waving it in front of his tipi, the soldiers commenced firing.