1874-1877 Lakota History Shaping Sturgis Area History by Donovin Sprague
Schedule
Sat Jun 15 2024 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
Location
Sturgis Community Center | Sturgis, SD
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Custer Expedition and its effects on the Tribal peoples in the area.Gold - The program will discuss historical events of the Lakota from gold discovery in 1874 to 1877 when Lakota surrenders had occurred-1877. Following the 1874 Custer Expedition into the Black Hills and gold discovery, there was a large influx of miners and settlement into the Black Hills which was a center of activity for the Lakota people. Events that followed included an attempt to have all “hostile” Lakota surrender to agencies.
The Treaty - Because the Black Hills land was wanted for the gold resources attempts were made to change the boundary and title to the Black Hills which was already designated to the Lakota through the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie. When the legal terms of the treaty were attempted to be changed by the Allison Commission who met near Crawford, Nebraska, the commission broke up and returned to Washington, D.C. where they comprised a forced plan which became known as the 1877 Black Hills Agreement.
Aftermath - Lakota either populated the agencies or refused to surrender and were labeled hostiles. War continued between them and the U.S.
Fort Meade was chosen for its proximity to Bear Butte and known camping areas of the tribes. The military wanted to oversee the new agencies and provide a military force if needed.
1874 Custer Expedition into the Black Hills. Its effect on the Lakota people.
June 17, 1876 Battle of the Rosebud in Montana
June 25-26, 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana
September, 1876 Battle of Slim Buttes in S.D.
Surrenders - April-May, 1877 Lakota-Cheyenne surrenders. Lakota are on 5 reservations in western S.D. The “surplus” land was opened to non-Indian settlement.
Significance of Bear Butte and the waterways in western S.D
https://www.sheridan.edu/faculty/donovin-sprague/
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Where is it happening?
Sturgis Community Center, 1401 Lazelle St, Sturgis, SD 57785-1226, United States,Sturgis, South DakotaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
