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Wolves of the Great Father: Crow and Arikara Involvement in the Great Sioux War of 1876
Schluter, Benjamin A.
Schluter, Benjamin A.
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The Great Sioux War of 1876 is perhaps the most famous conflict between the US Army and the militaries of the Indigenous nations. It is the last great conflict between these groups and its conclusion signaled the end of Indigenous dominance over the northern Plains and the fully realized confinement of these nations to increasingly smaller reservations through various treaties and land cessions. This would allow mass Euro-American settlement in the region. Farms, railroads, telegraph lines, and cattle grazing lands took the place of the vast plain that accommodated various nomadic nations and the buffalo. The impact of American expansion was felt by all Indigenous nations of the northern Plains. The role of the Crow and Arikara during the Great Sioux War is intriguing because they allied with the Americans to fight other Indigenous nations such as the Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne. While they too would be subject to land cessions and confinement to reservations, the Crow and Arikara believed that it was better to ally with the United States rather than oppose them. They saw the Lakota, who were their traditional enemies, as a greater threat to their existence.
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Submitted to the Department of History of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for departmental honors.
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2024-04-23
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Department of History, University of Kansas