Fort Laramie Peace treaty
The Fort Laramie Peace Treaty of 1868 guaranteed the Sioux the territory in South Dakota west of the Missouri River. But two years after the treaty was made gold was found in the Black Hills so the Americans broke the treaty and went onto the land that wasnt theirs to look for the gold.
Sitting Bull Quotes
"If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, and in my heart he put other and different desires. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows."
"I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief. I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say..."
"The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other different desires.
"In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly. Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit."
"Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights."
"What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief. What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian."
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