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Red Cloud Chief of the Oglala Sioux Hero of War and Diplomacy
The article chronicles Red Cloud of the Oglala Sioux, from his birth legend sparked by a winter meteor to his rise as a warrior and master diplomat. It covers his role in resisting white expansion, the Bozeman Trail conflicts, and his ultimate 1868 treaty on his own terms, plus his later years on Pine Ridge and influence as an ambassador to Washington.
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Elmo Scott Watson
North America
South Dakota
Black Hills
Missouri River
Lone Man
Makhpiya Luta
Teton Sioux
George E. Hyde
Red Cloud
Minnesota
Montana
W. 5
Harney St
Ash Hollow
Delalas
Bireles
Powder River
Connor
Cole
Walker
Henry B. Carrington
Bozeman Trail
Phil Kearney
Fetterman
Renetad
Bib Cormman
United States
Red Crowd
Washington
Graft
Interior
Indian Office
Platte
Missouri
University of Oklahoma Press
Civilization of the
Mr. Hyde
Fort Laramie
Sitting’ Bell
Crazy Horse
Col
Honald
Badenzie
Hyde
Tail
Pine Ridge Res
Arapahoe
Little Big Man
Little Wound
Three Bears
Big Road
Yellow Bear
Iron Crow
Brady
Harper's Weekly
New York
Joe di Margio
Heis
Kleig
Art Rooney
Ed Smith