Of all the great characters entangled in the story of George A. Custer and the American Indian Wars, few are as captivating as Crazy Horse. A mighty warrior of the Lakota Sioux, and a tremendous military tactician, he was a charismatic but enigmatic figure. The Sioux, of which the Lakota are a subculture, are groups of Native American tribes and First Nations people from the Great Plains. Their way of life was transformed by the introduction of horses to North America, but their nomadic lifestyle and dependence upon buffalo hunting was severely threatened by the imposition of telegraph lines, forts and then railroads upon their lands. So it was that, reluctant to be confined to the reservations outlined for them by the U.S. Government, they decided to fight back, under the joint leadership of the politically savvy Red Cloud, and the fated, fearless, tactically brilliant, Crazy Horse…
Join Dominic and Tom as they plunge into the world of the Lakota Sioux, looking at the history of their people in the American plains, their rich, complex culture and often gory rituals, and the fascinating characters who would challenge George Custer and the U.S. Government.
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456. Fall of the Sioux: The Massacre at Wounded Knee (Part 3)
455. Fall of the Sioux: The Ghost Dance (Part 2)
454. Fall of the Sioux: Death of Crazy Horse (Part 1)
453. Custer's Last Stand: The Final Showdown (Part 8)
452. Custer's Last Stand: The Battle of the Little Bighorn (Part 7)
451. Custer's Last Stand: The Charge of the 7th Cavalry (Part 6)
450. Custer's Last Stand: Death in the Black Hills (Part 5)
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447. Custer vs. Crazy Horse: The Winning of the West (Part 2)
446. Custer vs. Crazy Horse: Civil War (Part 1)
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