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Nebraska History posts materials online for your personal use. Please remember that the contents of Nebraska History are copyrighted by the Nebraska State Historical Society (except for materials credited to other institutions). The NSHS retains its copyrights even to materials it posts on the web. For permission to re-use materials or for photo ordering information, please see: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/magazine/permission.htm Nebraska State Historical Society members receive four issues of Nebraska History and four issues of Nebraska History News annually. For membership information, see: http://nebraskahistory.org/admin/members/index.htm Article Title: Crazy Horse and the End of the Great Sioux War Full Citation: Kingsley M Bray, “Crazy Horse and the End of the Great Sioux War,” Nebraska History 79 (1998): 94-115 URL of article: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH1998EndSiouxWar.pdf Date: 7/07/2011 Article Summary: The surrender of Crazy Horse and the members of his village at the Red Cloud Agency in May 1877 marked the end of the Great Sioux War. The author explores the influence of Lakota political organization and kinship networks on Crazy Horse’s decision to accept reservation life. Cataloging Information: Names: Nelson A Miles, Lame Deer, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, George Crook, George A Custer, Rankard S Mackenzie, Hunts the Enemy, Spotted Tail, Rutherford B Hayes, Young Man Afraid of His Horses, American Horse, Yellow Bear, Roman Nose, Black Shield Place Names: Red Cloud Agency, Camp Robinson Keywords: Battle of the Rosebud, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Hunkpapas, Oglalas, Miniconjous, Sans Arcs, Brulés, Cheyennes, akicita police, Crows, Battle of Wolf Mountains, Deciders, vision quest Photographs / Images: map of Sioux War Country, Fall 1876-Spring 1877; illustration: Battle of Wolf Mountains, Army and Navy Journal, May 5, 1877; Little Big Man; Touch the Clouds; Red Dog’s village at Red Cloud Agency, American Horse; Hunts the Enemy, Red Cloud’s nephew, who later took the name George Sword; Swift Bear; Spotted Tail; “Delegation of Sioux Indians who made the treaty whereby the Black Hills were surrendered to the US Government”: Yellow Bear, Interpreter Jose Merrivale, Interpreter Billy Garnett, Interpreter Leon Pallardy, Three Bears, He Dog, Little Wound, American Horse, Little Big Man, Young Man Afraid of His Horses, Hunts the Enemy (George Sword); He Dog - _ ~ - - - - - .

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