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In reply to the discussion: Chief Bigfoot's Band was intercepted by the 7th Calvary on this day in 1890 [View all]nilesobek
(1,423 posts)13. After Custer's annihilation
General Miles went on a war of genocide. The natives had to carry their supplies and families with them. General Miles knew how to exploit that. He waited for winter, extremely bitterly cold in Montana and turned his raiders loose with instructions to specifically burn supplies. The jerky and provisions, the hides to keep warm went up in flames in every encampment. You can read stories of women and children wandering the countryside with no clothing or food at -20F. It was and is a war crime.
Terrible, reprehensible and shameful.
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Chief Bigfoot's Band was intercepted by the 7th Calvary on this day in 1890 [View all]
mikekohr
Dec 2013
OP
The living back then knew from their own newspapers. But this subject has been buried even deeper
jwirr
Dec 2013
#8
all of you who have not yet seen this video, please watch it. so horrible, so sad. the savagery
niyad
Dec 2013
#20
Which just goes to show how much a medal of honor is worth. Absolutely nothing unless the actions
jwirr
Dec 2013
#7
I've been to Pine Ridge many times. I've never experienced anything but hospitality and friendship
mikekohr
Dec 2013
#16
I was there in 1970s at the time of the take over then. Even with the terrible events that were
jwirr
Dec 2013
#46
"If they are hungry let them eat grass or their own dung." Trader Andrew Myrick 1862
mikekohr
Dec 2013
#39
Having done some genealogy in that period of time in the NW Iowa area I will add that it was not
jwirr
Dec 2013
#44
There are a number of memorials regarding the insident all the way from Northern Iowa to the New
jwirr
Dec 2013
#45
4 of the wounded were Lakota men, the 47 remaining wounded were Lakota women and children
mikekohr
Dec 2013
#34
There is overwhelming evidence and testimony from both Native and Non-Native witness's
mikekohr
Dec 2013
#41
Now, we do it with drones. No horses, rifles, sabers, or conscious required.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2013
#40