Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Battle of Palo Duro Canyon was a military showdown and a critical United States triumph amid the Red River War. The fight happened on September 28, 1874 when a few U.S. Armed force regiments under Ranald S. Mackenzie assaulted an extensive place to stay of Plains Indians in Palo Duro Canyon in the Panhandle of Texas. In the post-summer of 1874, Quahada Comanche, Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho and Kiowa warriors drove by Lone Wolf left their reservations and searched for refuge in Palo Duro…

My First Thanksgiving I am Waheen. My tribe is the Wampanoap tribe that lives by the ocean, and surrounded by forest. I am twenty years old and I have three young children. All of them are sons, and they are very active. Over a season ago, some White people settled down the river from our village. This morning, we heard many of the guns that these settlers carry go off over and over. It made the children cry and scared us all. Our chief gathered 90 warriors and some of us women to cook…

Sitting Bull had experienced a lot of ups and downs, he had to earn the title “Chief”. As his life carried on, Sitting Bull fought in a lot of battles including the Battle of the Little Big Horn, which gave him more experience, each time learning something new. He eventually became a member of the Midnight Strong Heart society, which was an elite group of worthy warriors. He did so by showing true bravery and power…

Custer was called upon to lead a party of soldiers to force the Sioux Indians back to their reservation. The Sioux militants led by Sitting Bull did a great damage to the US soldiers. In the ensuing battle; General Custer and two hundred and sixty-five of his men were killed. Although, the Battle of Little Big Horn was momentary, it was regarded as a victory for the Native Americans. In his report that was submitted to General William T. Sherman, General Alfred H. Terry gave a vivid account of…

If you go into the forest and you see a big hairy creature it's probably big foot. Most people don't believe in Bigfoot, but i do. It would be awesome if someone really proved that Bigfoot is real and there is a lot of them Upon big foots father's death,bigfoot became the leader of the tribe. They suffered during the Sioux war for the black hills after the war, they settled on the Cheyenne river in South Dakota. “Big foot encouraged his people to adapt to life on the reservation”(“Big…

A long time ago, enemies of the Sioux were taking their horses and running off the buffalo. Standing Bear the First asked his brave warriors to help punish the enemies and make them return to their homeland. On his horse Standing Bear, was followed by ten warriors on foot. His horse was his most prized possession. For days, the party traveled, but the enemy hid, because they didn’t want an open fight with the Sioux. Enemies knew that the they were the bravest of the brave. Eventually the Sioux…

The Battle of the Little Big Horn was way more than just a battle. The events that led up to the battle may be more important than the battle itself. In 1874, gold was discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota. Let it be known that in 1851 the Treaty of Fort Laramie was signed and it protected the Black Hills from white settlement and miners. The Black Hills was considered holy land by the Sioux Indians. The government offered to buy the Black Hills from the Sioux but they refused to sell. Then…

Gary C. Anderson wrote the biography Sitting Bull and the Paradox of Lakota Nationhood in an effort to tell the story, from Sitting Bull’s perspective, of how the Lakota nationhood were committed to defend their land as well as examine the goals and purposes of the American culture to dominate upon them. Despite the factionalisms, encouraged by the federal government, in the Lakota that led to the division of the nationhood, Sitting Bull is considered one of the most significant and influential…

The Crazy Horse Memorial was made by Korczak Ziolkowski on June 3, 1948. It is carved from the mountain in the Black Hills South Dakota. The monument is a tribute to a Native American war hero. He is known for fighting the battle against George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Big Horn (http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/05/us/crazy-horse-memorial/). Crazy horse was a member of the Teton Sioux tribe; he was an Oglala Lakota warrior: who was pointing into the distance riding a horse. The sculpture…

With Crazy Horse being sent to jail, it looks like general Crook would finally have control over majority of the Oglala Sioux without any thought of betrayal. Little Big Man, who was a close friend of Crazy Horse for a long time, was now an Indian policeman and was responsible for the transportation of Crazy Horse. When Crazy Horse had finally reached Fort Robinson, he was yelled at by other Indians calling him…