American Horse
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American History 1878-1900, American Indian History
Article abstract: A skilled orator and negotiator, American Horse advocated peace between whites and Sioux during the Sioux Wars of the late nineteenth century.
American Horse, the Younger, was probably Sitting Bear's son; American Horse, the Elder's nephew; and Red Cloud's son-in-law. As a young warrior, he fought white encroachment on Sioux hunting grounds during the Bozeman Trail War of 1866. In 1888-1889, after an extended and exhaustive negotiation with General George Crook, American Horse signed a treaty by which the Sioux ceded approximately half of their...
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