tween the Sioux and Canadian tribes.Sitting Bull and the other Sioux slowly began to cross over the Canadian border by the winter of 1877. They had a difficult time buying ammunition from forts over the Canadian border, so they turned to the Canadian Metis traders, people of French and Indian descent who hunted and trapped on the Canadian plains. Sitting Bull and the Sioux were safely out of the reach of the United States army, but had the Canadian Mounted Police to now deal with.After much consideration and thought the Canadian officials decided upon a happy medium for the fate of the Sioux. The Sioux would be allowed to remain in Canada as long as they were peaceful, but would receive no help from the government. This is due to the fact that if the Sioux were to receive aid, there would be an unbalance of power between the Canadian tribes and the Sioux. The United States soon became very anxious about the situation and began negotiations with the Canadian government. The Mounted Police convinced Sitting Bull and the Sioux to come to Fort Benton and hear the offer from United States. It was similar to the ones before, they must give up their arms and ammunition and the United States will provide them with rations of food on the reservations. The Sioux refused to leave Canada still though. Right before their decision to remain in Canada, the Sioux heard of the death of another Sioux who had always refused to return to the reservation, Crazy Horse. He finally surrendered and returned to the reservation, only to be killed after resisting when placed under arrest. The Sioux were convinced to stay in Canada as long as the means of survival still remained. By the summer of 1878, food was quickly becoming scarce. The Canadian government stood by it decision saying that they would not help the Sioux refugees only allow them to seek asylum. The situation worsened into 1879 when it looked like even surrender to the United States was...
