Government & Indian Relations

In August 1862, after decades of broken treaties, increasing hardships and relentless encroachment on their lands, a group of Dakota warriors convened a council at the teepee of their leader, Little Crow. Knowing the strength and resilience of the young American nation, Little Crow counseled caution, but anger won the day. Forced to either lead his warriors in a war he knew they could not win or leave them to their fates, he declared "[Little Crow] is not a coward: he will die with you." Learn More

Elizabeth Cook-Lynn takes academia to task for its much-touted notion that "postcoloniality" is the current condition of Indian communities in the United States. Learn More

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"The definition of a warrior for Native Americans has basically remained the same since pre-Columbian times. A warrior is the protector of his people. Strength, honor, pride, devotion, wisdom and spiritual toughness are required to fulfill that duty. Coincidentally, the Native American warrior code is similar to the code of the U.S. Army."
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By the Colorado Historical Society and the University Press of Colorado.

Dedicated to the Cheyenne People.

"The drawings in the Dog Soldier Ledgerbook depict the history of our people - the Cheyennes - during the troubled times following the massacre of Black Kettle's village at Sand Creek, Colorado, November 29, 1864."
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