President Ulysses S. Grant held a secret meeting with his cabinet and top military officials to decide on a strategy to force Native American tribes to move onto reservations in the West. For the most part, they already had, but leaving the reservations seasonally was common. With an increased agricultural and industrial population in the West, including forces which wished to exploit mining opportunities, real or imagined, this was an increasing problem for Washington.
This was a major step toward launching the final series of Indian Wars in the Rocky Mountain West. While various struggles would continue into the 1890s, 1876, the following year, would be the deciding one.
By odd coincidence, November is Native American Heritage Month.
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