dakota indians

Tells of the Dakota Indian Chief who led the tribes in the defeat of General George Armstrong Custer and the United States Army in the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Discusses the Native American tribe the Sioux, also known as the Dakota, including their life on the American desert, social and political organization, customs, religion, and assimilation.

A group of young Dakota Indians encounters members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

After the Civil War an army officer is sent west and becomes deeply involved in the affairs of a Sioux Indian tribe.

Discusses the life the Hunkpapa chief who is remembered for his defeat of General Custer at Little Big Horn and provides a history of the Lakota Indians who were his people.

Provides an account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in which the Seventh Cavalry, led by General George Custer, was nearly annihilated by the combined forces of the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes.

Offers a brief overview of the life of Lakota Chief Sitting Bull, discussing his childhood, battles, refusal to give up his tribe's land to settlers, negotiations with white men, and other related topics. Includes a timeline, family tree, and glossary.

Introduces the Hunkpapa leader, Sitting Bull, including his childhood, war with the United States over land, life on a reservation, touring with Buffalo Bill, and death.

Describes the life of the Sioux chief, Sitting Bull, who led his people against the United States government troops and fought long and hard to protect their ways of life.

A young Dakota Indian boy describes the changes that come both in nature and in the life of his people with each new moon of the Sioux year.