
A legendary chief defies an empire at Little Big Horn.
Explore the life of a Hunkpapa Lakota chief who defied the odds at Little Big Horn. As the U.S. Army, railroads, and gold seekers encroach, he leads his people to Canada, refusing to surrender their heritage. This richly illustrated biography weaves Native and white perspectives, revealing the visionary leader's struggle for freedom against overwhelming forces. What sacrifices will he make to preserve his people's way of life?
Richly researched, illustrated with photographs and drawings, contrasting and weaving white and Native American viewpoints, this is a full-length biography of the man who was, arguably, the Plains Indians’ most revered, most visionary, leader – the Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who defeated Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn, who in the face of the army, the railroad, the discovery of gold, and the decimation of the buffalo – took his band to Canada rather than forsake his heritage and his freedom and come in to a white man’s reservation.
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