The Battle of Little Bighorn: A Native Perspective

The video explores the historical context and events surrounding the Battle of Little Big Horn, a significant conflict between the US Seventh Cavalry and the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes. It highlights the Lakota's resistance to US expansion, broken treaties, and the eventual battle led by General Custer. The aftermath saw the tribes forced onto reservations, leading to cultural loss and despair. The narrative reflects on the cyclical nature of life and the impact of colonization on Native American culture.

What event is reenacted in the early archived film?

• The construction of Mount Rushmore

• The arrival of settlers in the Plains

• The Battle of Little Bighorn

• The signing of the Fort Laramie Treaty

Where did the Battle of Little Bighorn take place?

• Fort Laramie

• Black Hills

• Hardin, Montana

• Pine Ridge

What was the significance of the Fort Laramie Treaty?

• It established Mount Rushmore

• It ended the Battle of Little Bighorn

• It promised the Black Hills to the Lakota

• It allowed settlers to move into the Plains

Why did the Lakota resist the U.S. government's orders in 1875?

• They were allied with the U.S. troops

• They were promised more land

• They refused to move onto reservations

• They wanted to negotiate a better treaty

Who were the key leaders of the Lakota during the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Black Elk and John Neihart

• Crazy Horse and General Custer

• Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

• General Custer and Sitting Bull

What was the federal government's response to the gathering of Indian tribes in 1876?

• They withdrew from the Plains

• They offered more land

• They sent out three military units

• They signed a new treaty

Who led the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• John Neihart

• General George Armstrong Custer

• Crazy Horse

• Sitting Bull

What was the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn for the Indians?

• They won the war

• They were forced onto reservations

• They signed a new treaty

• They gained more land

What happened to the Lakota's sacred homeland, the Black Hills, in 1877?

• It became a reservation

• It was taken for a paltry sum

• It was left untouched

• It was returned to the Lakota

What does Mount Rushmore symbolize according to the transcript?

• The sacred land of the Lakota

• The unity of all cultures

• The manifest destiny of white America

• The peace between settlers and Indians