Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Summary and Analysis Chapter 12: The War for the Black Hills
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Sitting Bull: Sioux chief and leader of the Hunkpapas who led Indians to victory at Little Bighorn.
Crazy Horse: Oglala chief and an advocate of defending the Black Hills who helped win battles at Rosebud and Little Bighorn.
General George Crook: An Army general who defeated the Apaches and led Army soldiers in battle at Rosebud and campaigns against Plains Indians. He later resigned his post under pressure.
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In the early 1870s, rumors of...
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