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Crazy Horse (Article 1)
Crazy Horse (Tashunke Witko), along with being a very powerful warrior, was very different than other Native Americans and people among his tribe. Unlike others, Crazy Horse never wore a war bonnet, he would uniform himself with a single hawk or eagle's feather turned upside down, where the feather is usually worn right side up. Crazy Horse earned his name after a fight with the Arapahos (an Indian tribe). He, by himself, charged the enemy several times, while being bombarded with arrows and bullets. His father, after the battle, gave his son his own name in honor of his bravery. He was then chosen as one of the four head warriors of his tribe. Some of his responsibilites included maintaining control over the people in  his camp, and to make sure that everyone's rights were protected, which was extremely important to the Native Americans. Crazy Horse had a large part in assisting Red Cloud in Red Cloud's War. The intent of Red Cloud was to stop travel by whites on the Bozeman Trail in Wyoming and Montana. Over the summer of 1866, the army created two new forts along the trail. Crazy Horse often led war parties to attack woodcutters who traveled along the trail. He also helped with drawing numerous soldiers out of their forts and ambushing them. By December of 1866, hundreds of Native Americans, under the command of Crazy Horse and Red Cloud, had collected inside the fort. Crazy Horse was very devoted to keeping his traditions among his tribe. He viewed the Native American way of life as the only way of life worth living, he wanted nothing to do with the white mans way of life. He was somewhat accepting of the white man, but if he crossed Crazy Horse, then there would be problems. Crazy Horse, like many Native Americans, were not asking for much, just that their native land be respected and left to them. In the end, the Native Americans fight for their land did not end in victory, but defeat. The majority of the land today is owned and taken up by the white man. Not much has been left for the Native Americans. If people in America could appreciate the Earth for its natural beuaty and resources like many Native Americans, then maybe things would be a little different with the relationship between Native Americans and whites. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=126&sid=cb115db0-5d47-4f4f-93ea-9e0afa95ed98%40sessionmgr4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=f5h&AN=8907441

Sitting Bull (Article 2)
Sitting Bull (Tatanka lyotake), like his fellow tribesmen, strived to keep the Native American way of life among his people. Sitting Bull was born into a world that the whites were just beginning to invade. This was a time of high culture for the Native Americans. Sitting Bulls power grew from his courage and his ability to recognize the untrustworthy ways of the white people. Sitting Bull was involved in the battle at Little Bighorn, on June 25, 1876. His ability to fight in battle brought him to the head of his tribe. He helped defeat George Armstrong Custer and Custers men as well. Sitting Bull was involved in the Ghost Dance religious movement that grew among the Native Americans in 1889. the main ideas of the movement were to get rid of the whites and restore the Indians' traditions. Sitting Bull, along with Crazy Horse, was a strong believer in his own traditions and the Native American traditions and ways of life. They viewed the simplicty of nature as something extermely amazing and as something to appreciate every day. They showed their appreciation for the earth in their every day lives from the clothing they wore to the way they fed themselves and their families.
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