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...American Indians, Paha Sapa was the center of the world. As the first settlers moved west, they pushed the Indians back to the Black Hills, and it was there that the Indian wars began in earnest, highlighted by the battle known as Custer's Last Stand...
...1870s, the government made token attempts to discourage gold seekers while simultaneously pursuing expansionist land policies. When the Indians protested the presence of "white men made crazy by yellow metal," the government's response was another treaty commission. The government wanted the Paha Sapa, but it took Custer's Last Stand...
...Cloud and other Oglala Sioux eventually signed the treaty, primarily because they had no real choice. The cavalry had already assumed control of the Hills, although one non-signer-Sitting Bull-managed to inflict a horrible defeat on General George A. Custer...
...Sioux, Raymond Yellow Thunder, by a group of whites. (The whites are now out on bond.) Negotiating in several other communities, AIM won some promises of improved conditions and at least the beginning of a dialogue with usually unfriendly whites. On the other hand, a month ago, in Custer, S. Dak., AIM'S tough tactics left a violent trail-the local Chamber of Commerce gutted by fire and at least 37 Indians arrested. This kind of periodic outburst infuriates many Indians, who condemn the use of violence. One obvious reason: possible gains may be canceled out in the backlash...
Which manges to convert Jeremiah Johnson to pure legend. He takes his own revenge on the Crows, and seldom since Custer died for our sins have so many Indians died such gruesomely efficient deaths as they do now Johnson becomes "big medicine" for the Indians. As a settler remarks: "Some say he's dead; some say he never will...