fight, we only wanted to go North and if they would let us alone we would kill no one. The only reply we got was a volley. After that we had to fight our way, but we killed none who did not fire at us first. My brother Dull-Knife took one-half of the band and surrendered near Fort RobinsonThey gave up their guns, and then the whites killed them all." (Brown, 331) Before the battles, the Cheyenne numbered in the 10,000s. The Great Cheyenne in their effort to evade reservation, numbered in the 100s in total in January, 1879. (Brown, 350) Rumors came to the Sioux that people were being starved on reservations. Those that did not starve inherited diseases due to close and unsanitary quarters; many of the Indians were mocked. The soldiers were thought of as overseers, not dignified and helpful aides to the Indians. They would be forced to work. The provisions, clothing and other goods, promised by the U.S. Government were nowhere to be found. They were being treated as hostels. The Sioux would not give into reservation life without a fight. And fight they did. They killed 224 of General Custer's men in The Battle of Little Bighorn, June 25, 1876. But, their victory was short lived. The betrayal that resulted was sickening. Crazy Horse, and Ogala Sioux, was assassinated. The Ne...
