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May
1, 1833:
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A
census of the Creek upper towns shows 14,142 people, including
445 Negro slaves.
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May
2, 1871:
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Indians
raid settlements near Fort Seldon, in southern New Mexico.
According to army records cavalry troops chase them for 280
miles, but they do not catch them.
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May
3, 1806:
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Lewis
and Clark meet Nez Perce Chief, Weahkoonut (Bighorn).
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Prison
Camp at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
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May
4, 1863:
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After
the Minnesota uprising of the Santee Sioux, and their subsequent
defeat, their lands are forfeited. The surviving Indians,
including those who opposed the uprising and helped the whites,
are ordered to be shipped to a reservation in Dakota Territory.
770 Santee Sioux board a steamboat in St. Paul for the journey
west. Eventually 1,300 Santee Sioux are transported to an
area which can hardly support life. During the first year,
300 Santee die.
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May
5, 1763:
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Near
Fort Detroit, Ottawa Chief Pontiac addresses a group of Huron,
Ottawa, and Potawatomi warriors. He asks them to join him
in his fight against the British.
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May
6, 1626:
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The
Purchase of Manhattan takes place. The Shinnecock or Canarsee
Indians, according to which source you believe, sell it to
Peter Minuit.
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The
Cherokee National Female Seminary, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
The Junior Class of 1909
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May
7, 1851:
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Yesterday,
the Cherokee Nation opened a seminary (high school) for men.
Today they open a seminary for females, north of Park Hill
on the Cherokee Reservation in Indian Territory (present day
Oklahoma). Some of the required courses include: algebra,
arithmetic, botany, geography, grammar, Latin and vocal music.
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May
8, 1820:
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The
Mi’kmaq Acadia First Nation reserve of Gold River is
established in Nova Scotia. The Shubenacadie First Nation
reserve of Indian Brook #14 is also set up.
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May
9, 1735:
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The
first debate on "The Walking Purchase" takes place
in Pennsbury. Thomas Penn and James Logan meet with Delaware
Chiefs, including Nutimus and Tedyuscung
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Oowatie
(Stand Watie)
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May
10, 1864:
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Cherokee
Stand Watie is promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in
the Confederate army. He is the first Indian to reach that
rank. He will also be the last Confederate General to surrender
at the end of the Civil War.
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May
11, 1974:
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The
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs has authorized
an election for amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws
of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin. The amendments are voted in.
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May
12, 1860:
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A
battle in the Paiute War takes place in Nevada at Big Bend
in the valley of the Truckee River. Major William Ormsby’s
Nevada militia are attacked by Paiutes under war Chief Numaga.
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May
13, 1614:
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The
Viceroy of Mexico finds Spanish Explorer Juan de Oñate
guilty of atrocities against the Indians of New Mexico. As
a part of his punishment, he is banned from entering New Mexico
again.
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May
14, 1880:
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Lemhi
Chief Tendoy and several others sign an agreement to leave
the Lemhi Reservation in Idaho. The agree to go to Fort Hall.
It will be nine years before Congress approves the agreement.
The Lemhi will not actually move until 1909.
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