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The Battle of Greasy Grass was over in an hour, but its legacy continues to this day. The fight continues over how the story is told and who deserves honors after the major defeat of the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry on the banks of Montana’s Little Bighorn River on this day in 1876. The combined force of the Oceti Sakowin along with other tribes ended Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s repeated violent attacks in violation of the Treaty of Fort Laramie. We’ll go over the history of the battle and its reverberations 145 years later.
Guests:
Jim Real Bird (Apsáalooke) – with the Battle of Little Big Horn re-enactment
Dr. Jeffrey Means (Oglala Lakota) – associate professor in the department of history and American studies at the University of Wyoming
Henry Real Bird (Apsáalooke) – rancher, former schoolteacher, and writer
Break 1 music: Little Big Horn Battle Song (song) Porcupine Singers (artist) Traditional Lakota Songs (album)
Break 2 music: Way of Life (song) Lakota Thunder (artist) Way of Life (album)
