11. By 1890, the Native Americans Had Been Defeated
Despite the decisive native victory at Little Bighorn, or perhaps even because of it, the Native Americans ultimately lost the Indian Wars. With that loss came the loss of virtually all of their land, and they were pretty much all confined to reservations. Much of their culture was lost, as they were no longer free to roam the plains and hunt buffalo or engage in other practices that connected them with their ancestral land.