These events fit the pattern of the late 19th century, a time of nearly constant conflict between the American government ... last major defeat of Native Americans at the Battle of Wounded Knee ...

Colonel George Armstrong Custer and the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry at the Battle ... American Indian, Smithsonian) For many Americans, the eagle feather headdress is a generic symbol of Native ...

Students at the federal Indian boarding schools volunteered ... Korea veteran During the Korean War (1950–1953), battle-hardened Native American troops from World War II were joined by American ...