Indian Wars Class Presentation

The Team will present their information in class on the assigned day. Students need to collaborate with one another to correctly research and explore their topic of choice. Each student on the team is required to have an active role in the presentation. Presentations should last 4-5 minutes. Along with identifying the main combatants in regard to your topic, teams should: present causes and effects, main summary of the event itself, appropriate Native American reactions as well as appropriate Federal Government/Settler reactions and lasting consequences of the assigned topic. Teams must have at least one visual/technical aid which may include a PowerPoint, a poster, a video clip no longer than 2 minutes, a picture, an actual item (artifact), or any combination of the listed visuals. 

Topics: 

1. Osage Indian War 1837

2. Red River War 1874-1875

3. Geronimo’s War 1881-1886

4. Yuma War 1850-1853

5. Walker War 1853-1854

6. Black Hawk’s War 1865-1872

7. White River War 1879

8. Ute War 1887

9. Nez Perce War 1877

10. Sioux Wars 1854-1891

11. Red Cloud’s War 1866-1868

12. Rogue River Wars 1855-1856

13. Paiute War 1860

14. Modoc War 1872-1873

15. Ghost Dance War 1890-1891

16. Dakota War 1862