And a woman named Buffalo Calf Road Woman will have helped make it so — as she made everything she touched — with courage.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING

For readers who wish to explore the story of Buffalo Calf Road Woman further:

Agonito, Rosemary and Joseph Agonito.

Buffalo Calf Road Woman: The Story of a Warrior of the Little Bighorn (2005). — A narrative reconstruction based on historical research and consultation with Cheyenne sources.

Stands in Timber, John, and Margot Liberty.

Cheyenne Memories (1967).

Yale University Press. — Essential oral history of the Northern Cheyenne, recorded in collaboration with tribal historian John Stands in Timber.

Marquis, Thomas B.

Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer (1931). — Firsthand account from a Northern Cheyenne warrior who fought at Little Bighorn.