Native American Reservation Policy

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Before European settlers invaded America and took the land for their own, Native American tribes all over the now United States were peaceful, caring, and accepting of one another. They even accepted the whites immediately upon arrival, despite their plan of manipulation to massacre the Native's tribes and their villages. Eventually, Native's were given no choice but to relocate to small pieces of land specified for Native American's called a "reservation." Over time the U.S. government started breaking their side of the treaties, along with relocating them multiple times to even smaller and smaller areas of land. Due to the initial encounter between Native's and Europeans, Native american's population deteriorated approximately by half. …show more content…
government attempted to open Black Hills to gold mining and when Native's refused to leave because of its religious significance, the United States military attempted to forcefully relocate them. Today, located at Standing Rock in North Dakota, the same peaceful battle is being fought by Native Americans and Native American supporters. By the 1900's, Native Americans population decreased to nearly 250,000 due to loss of home lands, disease, and war. "...The government agencies responsible for administering these policies were irked with poor management and corruption, in fact many treaty provisions were never carried out. The U.S. government rarely completed their side of the agreements even when the Native Americans moved quietly to their reservations. Dishonest bureau agents often sold the supplies that were intended for the Indians on reservations to non-Indians. Moreover, as settlers demanded more land in the West, the federal government continually reduced the size of the reservations." (Christine Haug, Native American Tribes & U.S Government) Before white settlers discovered the United State's land, Native Americans were thought to roam free and live their everyday lives in peaceful harmony. Some individuals believe it was a tragic discovery, while others believe this was the beginning step to developing and creating what America is
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