Great Warriors II

This Cheyenne warrior and leader is more often known by his Lakota designation of Dull Knife, but among his own people where he is still revered for his courage he was known as Morning Star, 1810-1883.  He was head chief of the Northern Eater band of the Northern Cheyenne and a noted chief among the Northern Cheyenne people as a whole.  The details of Morning Star's life and how he rose to prominence among his people aren't known today.  He first appears in the historical record as a signatory of the Second Treaty of Laramie.  Initially the Cheyenne, along with the Lakota and other tribes, agreed to severe land concessions if the Army would guarantee to keep settlers off their land.  A subsequent gold rush in the Black Hills and homesteading opportunities on the Plains brought more settlers and more tension with the Native tribes.  The Sioux finally revolted in 1876 and the Northern Cheyenne joined them.  After the victory at the Little Bighorn/Greas...

Per the terms of the Second Fort Laramie Treaty in 1868, the U.S. government established agencies for the various tribes that had been signatories to the treaty.  The Oglala Lakota were initially placed at Red Cloud Agency on the North Platte River.  However, in 1873, the Agency was moved to the White River, near what is now Crawford, Nebraska.  Several thousand Lakota were settled at the Agency, but other bands of the Sioux Nation, along with Cheyenne, Arapahoe and others were still refusing to settle on reservations.  A military camp was attached to the Agency, named Camp Robinson, after Lt. Levi Robinson, who'd been killed while on a wood-gathering detail.  This camp was renamed Fort Robinson in 1878. Camp and later Fort Robinson played a major part in the Sioux Wars from 1876-1890.  Crazy Horse surrendered his band to Camp Robinson in May, 1877.  Later, in September, while either being photographed or placed in a cell, Crazy Horse resisted and wa...