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A Native American Chief Explains the Source of Indian-Settler Conflict
Red Cloud, an Oglala Lakota chief, led a two year war against white settlers and railroad outposts between 1866 and 1868. Red Cloud's War, sometimes called the Powder River War, took place in parts of the Wyoming and Montana territories that were [...]
Tags: Native Americans, railroads
Item Type: Speech
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Native American Warriors Describe the Threats to their Way of Life
Native American warriors in the 19th century attacked the various people and institutions that threatened their way of life on the Great Plains. In these speeches to federal agents during the Indian Wars of the 1860s, Indian leaders attempt to [...]
Tags: Native Americans, railroads
Item Type: Speech
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877)