Garrett Barrilleaux
Back around 1875 the Sioux Indians were in heavy conflict with US authorities after the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Because of this, the Sioux left their reservations and bands of warriors gathered in Montana and united under 2 great leaders, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. One year later in 1876, one of the most famous conflicts between Indians and whites occurred. The Battle of the Little Bighorn. In this battle the Seventh Cavalry, led by George A. Custer, of 246 men were caught off guard and surrounded by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse's tribe of 2,500 men, and were massacred. After this event the Indians were not politically organized or properly supplied enough to continue together and they slowly separated overtime.
After years of being chased by US authorities, Sitting Bull and his tribe were caught in Canada. His tribe was nearly starved to death and Sitting Bull accepted defeat and agreed to go back to reservations. But he was shot and killed by US and Indian agents while being arrested because they feared he would later lead another resistance of Indians.
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