When Europeans first arrived on the East Coast,
they pushed the native people west. Each time,
the government promised new land for the native
people so they would have a home. Each time, the
promises were broken while white settlers took
the land. In the late 1800s, Sioux tribes in the
Northern plains and Apaches in the Southwest
fought back. Although they were strong, the U.S.
government forces defeated them. Many tribes
would live on reservations, which are federal
lands administered by Indian tribes. Today there
are more than 300 reservations.