great plains

Photographs and artwork look at the first Indians and various tribes throughout America, concentrating on the traditional way of life of the Indians of the Great Plains. Includes related craft ideas.

Depicts the central importance of the buffalo in the life of the Plains Indians by tracing a year in the cycle of hunting, herding, and deriving products and food from the buffalo.

Recounts the events in the lives of the Oglala Sioux chief and the United States Army officer who met at the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876.

Discusses the history of the Plains Indians and their relationship with horses.

Describes the causes, events, and aftermath of the fateful encounter at the Little Bighorn River on June 25, 1876, between the Seventh Cavalry troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Custer and the Cheyenne and Lakota Sioux led by Chiefs Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.

Describes the everyday life of the Native Americans living on the Great Plains before the coming of the Europeans, covering their religion, social customs, government, and art.

Describes the history, daily life, people, and culture of the various Indian tribes living on the Plains and discusses their present day life on the reservation.

Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Crow Indians.

Discusses the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Cheyenne Indians.

A portrait of the nineteenth-century cavalry commander traces his rise from an unpromising West Point graduate to a distinguished military leader, covering his complicated marriage, mythologized defeat at Little Big Horn, and enduring legacy.