On May 5, 1871, Sgt. John Mott and three others followed Apache footprints, tracking what they thought were the incautio…
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Everything We Know About Sitting Bull’s Crucifix is Wrong Does a historical society or a biographer’s family have the authentic Sitting Bull crucifix?
One picture of the famous Hunkpapa Lakota Chief Sitting Bull wearing a crucifix is as iconic as it is enigmatic. History…
“…Kill or Hang All Warriors…” The Battle of the Washita heightened the conflict between the U.S. and American Indians.
If one winner came out of the Battle of the Washita, his name was Custer. In 1868, Southern Cheyennes and other tribes w…
What did American Indians Smoke in their Peace Pipes?
What did American Indians smoke in their peace pipes? Mark Evans Clearfield, Pennsylvania The Eastern tribes smoked toba…
Brother Vs. Brother Two Modoc leaders went in opposite directions.
Old Schonchin was head chief of the Modoc, and he was responsible for moving the tribe to a reservation in southern Oreg…
An Act of Dignity and Strength Even in defeat, American Horse stood tall.
American Horse fought at the Little Bighorn, but he didn’t live long after. On September 9, 1876, troops led by General…
Peaches or Tso-ay After his capture he became a valuable scout for the Army and the whites promptly dubbed him “Peaches.”
Prior to his stint as an Army scout Peaches rode with Chatto, Bonito and Chihuahua on a raid in March 1883, that killed …
One Proud Hostile A conversation with Wes Studi, fresh off his blockbuster portrayal of Chief Yellow Hawk and marking the 25th anniversary of his role as Geronimo.
Wes Studi, fresh from the success of Hostiles, appeared on the 2018 Oscars to present a movie montage highlighting milit…
What History Has Taught Me: Alden Big Man Jr.
A former cabinet head of Crow Homeland Security for Crow Agency, Montana, Alden Big Man Jr. earned his Ph.D. in the Hist…
What were the Strongest Indian Tribes of the 19th Century?
What were the strongest Indian tribes of the 19th century? Paul W. Hughes Vacaville, California That’s kind of like tryi…