November 21, 2016
Crazy Horse
One of the most well known Indian leaders was Crazy Horse. Born with the name Tashunka Witco around 1840 in present-day South Dakota. He was apart of the Lokota Tribe, a division of the Sioux. The Lokota had little to no contact with whites and had reached their peak of power in the 1840's. As white settlers started to come farther west in search for gold, the Lokota and white settlers competed for resources in the area. The tension met it's peak when the Grattan Massacre occurred. This massacre is considered the starting point for the First Sioux War with the United States. This also started Crazy Horse's strong distrust for the white settlers. The next years consisted of many conflicts with the United States, where Crazy Horse was at the center. Crazy Horse had become the leader of the Lakota Sioux and a great battle-tested warrior as well. He was praised for his leadership and also his efforts in preserving Native American Traditions. He experienced his first meeting with a U.S. soldier on the Oregon Trail, July 25, 1865, at Platte bridge. He was acting as a decoy to bring the soldiers out of defenses to ambush them. He fought in the American-Indian Wars with Sitting Bull, best known in the defeat General Custer's army at the battle of Little Bighorn. After the victory, a U.S. Army led by Colonel Nelson Miles followed Crazy Horse and his men. The Army finally forced them to surrender on May 6, 1877 due to extreme cold and starvation. Crazy Horse was then sent to Fort Robinson, where he was stabbed by a white soldier in a scuffle, and died after bleeding in his cell. Since his death, he has become a mythical figure of the Great Plains Indian Wars.
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/crazy-horse
- Viewed by his tribe
- Famous battle
Crazy Horse was the leader of the Lakota Sioux and a great battle-tested warrior as well. He was praised for his leadership and also his efforts in preserving Native American Traditions. He fought in the American-Indian Wars with Sitting Bull best known in the defeat General Custer's army at the battle of Little Bighorn. Since his death, he has become a mythical figure of the Great Plains Indian Wars. He experienced his first meeting with a U.S. soldier on the Oregon Trail, July 25, 1865, at Platte bridge. He was acting as a decoy to bring the soldiers out of defenses to ambush them.
http://www.biography.com/people/crazy-horse-9261082#early-years
- Crazy Horse as a child
- View white settlers
- Conflict with United States
Born with the name Tashunka Witco around 1840 in present-day South Dakota apart of the Lokota Tribe, a division of the Sioux. The Lokota had little to no contact with whites and had reached their peak of power in the 1840's. As white settlers started to come farther west in search for gold, the Lokota and white settler competed for resources in the area. The tension met his peak when the Grattan Massacre occurred. This massacre is considered the starting point for the First Sioux War with the United States. This also started Crazy Horses strong distrust for the white settlers. The next years consisted of many conflicts with the United States, where Crazy Horse was at the center.
http://www.tomrea.net/The%20Death%20of%20Crazy%20Horse.html
- Early Life
- Death
- Images
