Black Warrior River

the American Civil War. Later in 1870’s, Custer moved to the west to fight in the Indian Wars. On June 25, 1876, a battle at Little Bighorn against Lakota and Cheyenne warriors was fought where he led 210 men. Custer and all of his men were killed in the battle. The battle, also known as “Custer’s Last Stand,” was part of the Black Hills War against a confederation of Plains Indians, including the Cheyenne and Dakota Sioux. It is considered one of the most controversial battles in U.S. history. A

Black Kettle is a well known traditional Cheyenne peace chief. Black Kettle is traditional because peace is the traditional Cheyenne culture and most other Cheyenne chiefs fight and that is why Black Kettle is traditional. He was born in 1802 in the Black Hills of present day South Dakota. Black Kettle is famous for being a peacemaker, the tribal chief of the Southern Cheyenne, and Chief of the Council of Forty-four. There isn’t a lot of information about Black Kettle’s early life. He was born

The Black Hawk War A short while ago in 1832 a Man named Black Hawk and his thousands of Sauk and Fox warriors were attacked by an army of 1200 militiamen across the Mississippi they were slaughtered men, women, and children of all ages, many were killed, but the battles rage on for a great while Black Hawk is still alive, he is seeking out a way to get back his land and get back at the whites who had taken a treaty too a non superior group of his men and they signed the treaty drunk and not knowing

his private secretary. Thomas Jefferson soon made an offer to Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition to discover the vast lands west of the Mississippi River. Thomas Jefferson was very curious about this land and wanted Lewis

Amazons The Amazons were a group of warrior women who fought many of the great Greek heroes. They consistently went against what was considered the normal female role and led lives like their male counterparts. Unlike some myths in Greek mythology, the myths that involve the Amazons are spread out over time and often have multiple variations of one myth. Myths involving the Amazons even sometimes have versions of the same myth with different Amazon warriors, making it difficult to understand what

sheds light on the happenings of June 25-26, 1876, at the battle of the Little Big Horn. McMurty mentions, the summer of 1875, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer revealed the presence of gold in the Black Hills in front of the whole nation, which made the government regret their agreement of giving the Black Hills and other lands to the Sioux. The whites from the peace party and many other parties, didn’t like it, and said that the government at least try to honor the agreement, especially, which was

century the Kiowas tribe remained one of Oklahoma’s most vital American Indian tribes. Leaving their ancestral homelands near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River of Western Montana in the late seventeenth century, the horse-seeking Kiowa and affiliated Plains Apache had migrated southeast through Crow country and had reached the Black Hills of Wyoming/ South Dakota by 1775. Then in the early nineteenth century the two peoples had been pushed

there own way but i will be going in depth on the two regions and compare and contrast the two continents. South America is the fourth largest continent, South America can be divided into three physical regions which are mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains.South America is north of antarctica and is south of north america, also South America’s primary mountain system is the andes which is the world's longest highest peak in the andes, Aconcagua stands at 22,841. The

It is believed that Tecumseh was born in 1768 in central Ohio. He was the second son of a Shawnee warrior who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant. In his dying breaths, his father commanded his eldest son Cheesuaka, to train Tecumseh as a warrior and to never make peace with the whites. Cheesuaka was good to his word and became an excellent warrior and a teacher. He grew close with his younger brother, and after their mother moved to Missouri he acted as a foster parent as well. Tecumseh was

Red Cloud was born around 1820 near the forks of the Platte River, near the present day city of North Platte, Nebraska. His parents were Lone Man, and Walks as She Thinks. When asked about his name, he said it was a family name. Red Cloud’s parents died when he was around the age of five or so. After the death of his parents, Red Cloud went to live with his maternal uncle, Old Chief Smoke, who raised him with the knowledge and skills needed to provide for his family and to defend the Lakota homeland