The nimíipuu in Canada were dispersing even before Sitting Bull’s surrender.

Some returned to the United States individually or in small groups, quietly, hoping to slip back to reservation life without being identified as having been in the flight.

Some stayed in Canada longer.

White Bird, according to the available accounts, remained in Canada until his death around 1882.

The trajectory was one of gradual dissolution rather than continued community cohesion.

The flight had brought approximately 300 people to Canada, but Canada could not hold them together as a community.