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American Indians
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| American Indians | Displaced from the Great Plains and mountain West in the late 1800s by influx of settlers and killing of buffalo |
| Dawes Act of 1887 | Divided reservation lands into individual plots for farming. Intended as reform, but failed |
| Wounded Knee Massacre | Last armed conflict in the West |
| American Indian Movement | Organization of the 1960s and 1970s working for more rights and better treatment of American Indians. |