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Battle of the Little Bighorn

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Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains Oceti Sakowin Blackfoot Mandan Crow Arikara Hidatsa Comanche Osage Pawnee Assiniboin

Key People

Dull Knife

Cheyenne chief

Red Cloud

Red Cloud

Oceti Sakowin chief

Little Wolf

Cheyenne chief

Black Kettle

Cheyenne chief