Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Summary and Analysis Chapter 3: Little Crow's War
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Little Crow: Chief of Mdewkanton Santee Sioux who led the struggle against the Army.
Colonel Henry H. Sibley: Army colonel, leader of Sixth Minnesota Regiment in battles against Santee Sioux, who oversaw the conviction and hanging of 38 Santee Sioux.
Summary
In the summer of 1862, the Santee Sioux are suffering from a year of poor crops and little game to hunt, and are seeing more and more of their lands occupied by white settlers. The tribe has become angry at the U.S. government’s failure to distribute annuities to them and the fact that they have...
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