Horse Crazy Biography
- Following a vision
- A warrior is born
- Holding back the white tide
- "This is a good day to die!"
- The end of the vision
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Born c. 1842
South Dakota
Died September 5, 1877
Fort Robinson, Nebraska
Warrior and tribal leader
"He never wanted anything but to save his people.... It does not matter where his body lies, for it is grass; but where his spirit is, it will be good to be."
Black Elk, as quoted in Crazy Horse
Oglala Sioux warrior Crazy Horse was present at every major battle in the Plains Indians' long war to retain control of their lands in the West. A quiet, distant leader, Crazy...
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