Reservation Era Begins 1850-1878

1870

Reservation imprisonment for Plains tribes

Gros Ventres man. Image: Edward S. Curtis
Gros Ventres man. Image: Edward S. Curtis

The Arikara, Gros Ventre, and Mandan of the Dakota are forced to and imprisoned at a reservation at Fort Berthold in Dakota Territory, where they are also forced to give up land to which they had claims and territorial rights (Nies, 1996).

Traumatic Event