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Standing Rock Beef Distribution Scenes at Sioux Agency
A New York Sun correspondent travels to Standing Rock in October 1886, detailing the bi monthly ration distribution. He describes killing day, cattle branding, the crowded slaughter pens, and the roles of Sitting Bull, Gaul, traders, and mourners amid the brutal but routine dispatch of beef to the Sioux. The piece notes the tribes’ dress, ponies, and the crowd’s reactions as 3,000 Indians gather for the event.
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