Indian War

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historical conflict category type of armed conflict

An Indian War is a type of armed conflict between Indigenous peoples of North America and European or American settlers or governments, typically involving disputes over land, resources, and sovereignty.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Indian War canonical	2
Indian Wars in the American Southwest	1
Indian Wars in the Northern Plains	1
Indian Wars in the Pacific Northwest	1
Indian Wars on the Western frontier	1
Southwest Indian Wars	1
United States Indian Wars	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical conflict category ⓘ type of armed conflict ⓘ
commonOutcome	demographic decline of Indigenous populations ⓘ dispossession of Indigenous lands ⓘ forced relocation of Indigenous communities ⓘ imposition of colonial or U.S. sovereignty ⓘ
conflictType	war between Indigenous peoples of North America and European or American settlers or governments ⓘ
economicImpact	loss of Indigenous access to traditional resources ⓘ
geographicScope	North America ⓘ present-day Canada ⓘ present-day United States ⓘ
historicalNarrative	often described from a settler-colonial perspective in older historiography ⓘ
legalContext	often accompanied by treaties and treaty violations ⓘ
modernInterpretation	increasingly framed as Indigenous resistance to colonization ⓘ
politicalImpact	expansion of settler and U.S. governmental control ⓘ
primaryCause	competition for hunting grounds ⓘ control of trade routes ⓘ disputes over land ⓘ disputes over natural resources ⓘ disputes over sovereignty ⓘ enforcement or violation of treaties ⓘ resistance to colonization ⓘ settler expansion into Indigenous territories ⓘ
relatedConcept	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars Indigenous resistance movements ⓘ colonialism in North America ⓘ frontier warfare ⓘ
socialImpact	cultural suppression of Indigenous peoples ⓘ disruption of Indigenous social structures ⓘ
tactics	guerrilla warfare ⓘ raids on settlements ⓘ scorched-earth campaigns ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ colonial era in North America ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
typicalParties	American settlers ⓘ British colonial authorities ⓘ European settlers ⓘ French colonial authorities ⓘ Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ United States government ⓘ colonial governments ⓘ
weaponry	artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ traditional Indigenous weapons ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colorado War → conflictType → Indian War ⓘ

Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources) → usedDuringConflict → Indian War ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort Union National Monument

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the American Southwest

Fort Laramie → roleIn → Indian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the Northern Plains

Tennessee frontier → hasEvent → Indian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southwest Indian Wars

Fort Dalles → significantEvent → Indian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars in the Pacific Northwest

Seminole Wars → partOf → Indian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Indian Wars

Second Creek War → conflictType → Indian War ⓘ

John Buford → participatedIn → Indian War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Wars on the Western frontier