181 - Prelude to the Battle of Little Bighorn - One Minute History

The Treaty of Fort Laramie established the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills. Ten years later, the Gold Rush prompted white settlers to encroach on sacred Lakota lands. The US government ordered Native Americans to return to reservations, but the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne defied this, gathering for the Sundance ceremony. Sitting Bull had a vision of soldiers falling into their camp, predicting a Lakota victory.

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