The Lakota Leader Who Forced The U.S. Army To Abandon Its Forts — And Won A War Most Americans Never Learned About
The resistance campaign of Red Cloud’s War was not simply a military operation conducted by warriors.
It was a community effort that involved the entire Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho social structure, and understanding this dimension adds important context.
The communities from which the warriors came maintained their everyday life — managing the horse herds, processing bison, preparing and moving camp, raising children — while a significant portion of their male population was engaged in the resistance.
This required the labor and organizational capacity of women, elders, and other non-combatant community members.
The mobile life of the plains communities during this period was itself a form of resistance.
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