Born in the Dakota Hills, Sitting Bull became a leader during the Great Sioux Wars. Present day descendants help to tell his story and the developments leading to the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Born in the Dakota Hills, Sitting Bull became a leader during the Great Sioux Wars. Present day descendants help to tell his story and the developments leading to the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Through his memoirs and the words of his descendants, they tell the story of Black Hawk and the brutal government response to the resistance of his tribal allies.
In the 1750s, Pontiac--chief of the Ottawa tribe--had a peaceful and relationship with the French. That harmonious situation changed when the British defeated the French in 1759.
Born in 1742 of what is now New York state's Mohawk Valley, Joseph Brant's parents gave him the traditional Mohawk name: Thayendanegea--meaning two sticks bound together in strength.
