Great Sioux War

In this episode, we explore the Great Sioux War of 1876, a defining conflict between the United States and an alliance of Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne people over control of the Black Hills after the discovery of gold. The episode focuses on the causes of the war, the Native resistance to U.S. expansion, and the dramatic victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where Indigenous forces defeated Custer’s command. It also examines how the U.S. Army responded with relentless winter campaigns, resource destruction, diplomatic pressure, and forced surrender, ultimately leading to the annexation of Native lands, permanent reservation confinement, Crazy Horse’s surrender, and Sitting Bull’s flight to Canada.