‘We changed history’ by defeating Custer

Tribal nations celebrate 150th anniversary of victory at Greasy Grass
by Shirley Sneve and Kevin Abourezk

A rider performs during a re-enactment of the Battle of Greasy Grass near the Little Bighorn National Monument and near where Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s 7th Cavalry troops met their end. The re-enactment took place on private land as part of commemoration events marking the 150th anniversary of the battle. (Kevin Abourezk/ICT)


Source: ICT and AP.

CROW AGENCY, Montana – Thousands from across the continent flocked to the rolling plains along the Little Bighorn River where 150 years ago to the day Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer met his demise at what U.S. schoolchildren know as the Battle of Little Bighorn or Custer’s Last Stand – but Native Nations know as Greasy Grass.

“You know, Custer planned [a large-scale attack on tribes gathered along the river] because he wanted to be president,” said Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out. “And so news was supposed to hit Washington, D.C., that he defeated the Sioux. … Well, we changed history.”

Thursday’s commemoration events include a partial replay of the battle when dozens of horse riders re-enacted the battle on a hill on private land near the federal Little Bighorn National Monument. Hundreds of spectators war-whooped and trilled as the horse riders circled the peak of the hill, where Custer’s Seventh Cavalry might have ridden. There were no cavalry reenactors at the event Thursday, however, a full-scale re-enactment was planned for Friday and the monument........

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