But it also ended the siege of Reno’s men, allowing them to survive and eventually be relieved.

As the camp moved south, it passed through territory that was increasingly hostile — increasingly aware that the U.S.

Army, enraged by the defeat of Custer’s command, would be coming in force.

The great gathering that had come together in response to Sitting Bull’s vision began the process of dispersing back into the smaller bands that would scatter across the northern Plains.

THE BUFFALO AND THE WORLD THAT WAS ENDING