Sioux vs. Crow : Sitting Bull's First Battle 

Thank you for your detailed stories, I’m a Kiowa tribal member and it’s awesome to hear versions of stories I heard growing up with my grandparents. My Kiowa grandparents have passed on and it’s nice to hear these stories told from other prospectives. I have nothing to gain but knowledge from listening. Bay paih gyah kote aum doh day “Be of a strong mind”

Ernie Lapointe is a great grandson of Sitting Bull. Ernie, born in 1948, is 74 years old, as the year 2022 draws to a close. Ernie Lapointe's DNA matches a sample taken from Sitting Bull's scalp, which confirms it. He's an orator & author.

An odd thing about the Lakȟóta (and their Dakȟóta cousins) and the Apsáalooke (Crow) was that they both spoke Siouan languages. The Crow spoke a "Missouri River Siouan" tongue, while the Lakȟóta and Dakȟóta (and Nakȟóda) peoples all spoke a "Mississippi Valley Siouan" tongue (Missouri River and Mississippi Valley tongues were not mutually intelligible). The Apsáalooke were friendly with fellow Missouri River Siouan neighbor, the Hiraacá (Hidatsa) and "Mandan Siouan" speakers, the Nų́ʔetaa ('Nueta' = Mandan); while the Lakȟóta and Dakȟóta were enemies of all three--as well as with fellow Mississippi Valley Siouan speakers, the Hohe Nakȟóda (Assiniboine). In the end, the Apsáalooke [Crow] opted to assist the US Army in its fight against the Lakȟóta / Dakȟóta, for all the good that did them (the benefit to the Apsáalooke for that support was marginal in the long run, though it did earn them some of the area they had wished for their reservation--which includes the Battle of the Greasy Grass [the Lakota name for the Little Big Horn] battlefield site. Apsáalooke scouts (and some Sahnish [Arikara] scouts, who were Caddoan language speakers) provided support to Custer--and advised not attacking the extremely large camp of Lakȟóta, Tsitsistas (Cheyenne), and Hinono'eino [Arapaho]. The latter two were both Algonquian subgroup "Algic" language speakers (completely unrelated to Siouan), but were allies of the Lakȟóta. Custer, of course, disregarded said advice. Many Apsáalooke warriors often wore the front of their hair in an upswept pompadour--a hairstyle immediately recognizable to any other people as being Crow. I met the great grandson of Tȟašúŋke Witkó (Crazy Horse) two years ago; Crazy Horse was in the assault against the cut -off force with Custer. He was later killed on the reservation, as was Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (Sitting Bull), who was killed two weeks before the Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála (Wounded Knee) massacre in December 1890.

Yours is a breath of fresh air amidst the current propensity to apply current Euro-American values to the actions of past cultures and individuals. What constitutes “good guys” and “bad guys” is embedded in the times in which they live. The qualities which we, ourselves, prize highly today may come to be despised by our own grandchildren.

The pacing and detailed descriptions were really great in this one man. I listen with my ear buds at work and enjoy getting lost in the stories while doing my thing and they make the day go by a little easier. It's easy when hearing of men long ago who'd never imagine how life is in the present, to imagine myself back in times like those and how silly and trivial our realities are compared to living everyday as if it were your last.

Just love this stuff. No good guys no bad guys it was the way of life for the native Americans, it took skill and courage just to live it could be tough

Wish I could a sat n listened to his and quannahs talks

Awesome video, thanks and regards from Canada 🇨🇦

There is a very good Sitting Bull Biography written by Stanley Vestal first published in 1932 and published by the University of OK Press. Stanley Vestal was among those early authors that were going around getting 1st hand oral histories at the time (another was George Bird Grinnell), interviewing living family, friends and brothers in arms of prominent native figures tht were still alive. Vestal also did a biography of then still living White Bull (nephew of Sitting Bull) that is often is cited by modern books. For the time these authors were fairly factual and sympathetic to the native cause, which is why they were long published by U of OK Press. These old books are full of 1st hand accounts of every day life and of famous battles and certainly Sitting Bull, Champion of the Sioux by Vestal deserves a read by admirers of Sitting Bull. It probably served as a source for the books you cited today.

Well written, well spoken, well illustrated. This is a fine educational historical documentary. Bravo

I believe he would have been honored to know people still remember his name and deeds. Rather like Achilles actually.

Thank you, that was amazing. I'm intrigued with Indian history and traditions. I am also from a warrior people. I'm a Maori from Aotearoa New Zealand, my tribe are the Te Arawa. We share so many similarities in customs and especially warfare. I'm now going to watch more of your content, Kia ora and thank you again.

THE CROW & SIOUX THING IS STILL GOING ON TO DAY .. I FOUGHT FOREST FIRES AND WE HAD TO KEEP THEM AND THE BLACKFOOT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER ! I WAS SURPRISED IT WAS STILL GOING ON !!

Thank you for continuing to cover history love these stories

These are great, completely hooked....love how respectful & impartial you are to all sides of these conflicts! Keep em coming!

Fine work, thank you for sharing it with me.

No, there was no evil here. Only brave men willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of their own. Honor them by keeping their memory and culture from from being forgotten.

Some men are born warriors ; living accordingly ? Others are born? Nothing trains a man to hv heart , meddle, great courage ! Sitting Bull was a reckoning !

Good information! Was not aware that so many native tribes were under the banner of The Lakota! They were a very large confederation. And those interviews with native Americans early in the 20th century are invaluable for their historical first person accounts. Well done!

I grew up right outside of rapid city and I totally felt like I was back there watching this epic duel go down! (Scenery wise I can picture if perfectly!)

I love your channel. This is great content, well presented.

Best channel ever!

Thank you sir

What a ‘Awesome narrative’……Native American’s way of life, that you have presented in this video today. I love history and listening to you present this interesting piece of American history is amazing. I will be binge watching now and thank you for all the work & effort (I’m sure) that goes into it. 🇦🇺♥️

Great story. Thank you!!

Always Fascinating!!!!

You need to start uploading more regularly! I'm binge watching this entire channel 😅

It's amazing how fit and slender people were in past centuries, modern humanity has totally degenerated. Excellent documentary on a fascinating peoples.

Outstanding story !!

I finished all your videos and im always checking for new uploads😭

Very cool!

Sitting Bull was one of the greatest men that ever lived he was very kind which is often overlooked by historians as an example when my tribe the Nez Perce people were fleeing the US Army and several of our tribal members escaped into Canada Sitting Bull welcomed them and cried when witnessing their condition with hardly any clothes left on their backs the Nez Perce survivors had had their clothing shot to pieces by the US Army's bullets it's luckily they survived and Sitting Bull took care of my relatives for 2 years before they decided to return to to Idaho to settle on the lapway reservation years later in the years of the Buffalo Bill shows Sitting Bull had gone to New York as one of the celebrities of Buffalo Bill upon seeing the Starving Children that the white people had neglected their own people starving in the streets he sold buttons off his own clothing for money to give to these poor white children so that they could feed themselves this shows you what an exemplary human being Sitting Bull was he was known for his kindness and generosity he also to tie into your story here submitted a friendship between The Crow and the Lakota people before he was tragically murdered at the bequest of the US government assassinated by the Tribal Police on the Standing Rock reservation

I’m spellbound by this content

There are no good guys or bad guys , only the one that is willing to die honorably. Honor transcends good and bad. You've got an awesome channel, keep up the great work.

I enjoy this "off the beaten path" approach to history. The narrator does a good job, but he does seem like the type of guy to go for runs with his shirt off and do pull-ups in public parks!

It would do all of us a lot of good to realize that people are and will be people. We all have to eat, keep ourselves, our families, and our stuff safe, and protect our lives and lifestyles. The best part of these videos is the not so subtly pointing out of the fact that Native American tribes were just like the rest of us. Today we mostly destroy each other via the media, social media, and the courts. Doing it the old fashioned way, as described in this video seems far more direct and has immediate finality. But, I digress.

Sitting Bull...or REALLY Bull Who is Sitting...or Bull GOING to Sit. , as quoted in podcast...by Ernie La Point....Great - great grandson of Chief Sitting Bull. I watchd it on you tube. Wow

One of the few channels i look forward to videos from

Shout out from South Dakota y’all !!! 🤙🏾🖤

Sitting Bull was a Stud !

Can you please do a video about the battle between the Cherokee and the Creek Indians at Blood Mtn and Slaughter Gap in North Georgia right along the Appalachian trail? I've hiked there with my father since I was a boy and now I hike there with my boys. Thanks.

Man, life can be a savage brutal endeavor.

Even with all that wilderness and all that buffalo they still couldn't get along. What a species.

I grew up with Dakota Sioux Indians (Santee). Not sure where to begin....most of the stories i could tell are tragic.

Incredible story of Sitting Bulls first showing his bravery in single combat. This cemented him as one to follow amongst his people. Truly a great leader and one who only wanted what was best for his tribe. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

Two warriors fighting to the death to prevent other needless deaths. Both men are heros. i

High Risk - High Rewards…

U need to make a video about the pueblo revolution and all the ancient people that were in the 4 corners before colonization

Cool video, as always! Btw. could you tell me what movie that scene at 9:29 is from? Looks interesting.

I don't see a good guy or a bad guy.But I would say that scalping is dishonorable unless you have a serious vendetta. This was an honorable dual between two warriors, I think if a defeated enemy that is noble and not a complete bastard deserves to be treated respectfully. But I guess scalping isn't part of my way, and if I had growen up in a scalp collecting culture I may feel differently.

I tried to tell people that after the Sioux received guns and horses from the French and English, they wiped out 12 tribes on their westward expansion

The irony of the police of his own people being the ones that killed him should never be lost on us

No. There were no good guys or bad guys in this, two warriors met on the field of battle. This time the younger less experienced won. They both fought for honors.

4:48 Great image unless you witness it in your horse paddock.

IT would bei nice to hear you in German, because as German a very intrested in the truth about the wild West.

Levi told me to say in the comments: “Heyyyy it’s your best friend Morgan. We are listening.”

6:04 There’s a glitch in the matrix.

The Sioux’s biggest rival are the Chippewa who removed them from their homelands

And by the way, Hanta yo!, a kind of novel based on the winter count of a special band set on a skin is very read full, ending 35 years earlier. Regards. Stay always healthy and blessed!

Hi folks, I am very enjoying your new post and liked as always. You're the only one who show the right picture of a Crow, the gentleman with the Billy Idol hair. I believe many of the later view at the Crow are based on Lakota "propaganda", look at the picture the movies draw about the Crow in the last 50 years down to Jackie Chan, the Crow /Absaroka were to close to the Whites for the feeling of today! I'm sure Comanche warriors had been fighting at horseback at all costs, years ago the give the Teton hundreds of (most mexican) horses but the Lakota were always till the end mounted rifles. Not Cavalry. I appreciate the way you tell history and did you know that the Crow extended their hair with horse hair? Both Tribes speak tongues of the siouan family, it was much easier to deal with the captives /slaves /members of the People on both sides! Besides you are avoiding inbreeding... I got a idea where you're come from but anyway, this channel is what yt is made for! God's Blessings from Northern Germany!

Red Cloud, the principle Chief of the western Lakota, in the 1860's proposed to the Crow that they cease their warfare against each other and join against the encroachment by the US Government of their collective territories. The Crow declined.

Boozhoo my peoples!

Back in the 1970',s when working on forest fires, the Forest Service had to keep the other tribes away from the Crow tribe members because they would get into fights. The same with the Flatheads and Blackfeet..

6:05 stalemate twice?

editing: 6:05

Shoshone Chief Washakie put an end to a Crow Chief in a duel. Crow Heart Butte, Wyoming.

I would have been called sitting coward

Good luck brave as sitting bull hardly attainable semper fi

I'm curious how things were before horse were brought to this side of the world. In essence, would these tribes have ever existed had Columbus never sailed over?

Of course there is a bad side here--those who were the raiders, the Sioux--daa!

I'm more of a crazy horse fan. Hoka hey

Most questions, steeped in a rich, historical context can't be answered by modern men. There are just too many unknowable, unfamiliar and unfathomable factors. However, I can easily answer the question you pose at the end. Would I have been as brave as Sitting Bull against the Crow? Fuck, no ! ! ! Not even a little bit.

Bad bugger he killed one of my relatives.

The Indians had Sitting Bull . Today the US citizens have Incompetent Bull....

Past as Prologue….

I will admit I am probably a little biased as a Lakota myself but I will never say that the Crow are good people at all, hearing all the stories about how they still continue to try to murder any Sioux they come across today.

11:35 on video.Stop.saying Sitting Bull was a war leader he was not nor ever was a chief of any kind.He was a Medicine Man & shaman.He was pretty accurate about the Battle.of the Greasey Grass when Custer got himself.wiped.out.Crazy Horse,Gaul & others were war chiefs or leaders.of whatever society they belonged to.

"promosm" 😂

The various tribes made war on each other, stole each other's land, took women and children as slaves. The European tribes came over and did the same thing but on a much more vast scale.

For the last 60 years, all Indians have been the good guys… so what happened?

What to believe? An American professor of native history claims/teaches the native peoples of North America all lived together in some kind of hippy lifestyle at peace with one another until the arrival of Europeans.

What do I think? I think the idea that the indigenous peoples of North America lived a peaceful, idyllic life in harmony with their neighbors and nature, is pure wishful thinking BS! Like all other humans, the indigenous peoples of North America were territorial, and didn't hesitate to go to war with their neighbors to defend, or expand their territory. They eventually were defeated by the more technologically advanced Europeans and their descendants, but that has been happening to humans for as long as there have been humans. It has nothing to do with some "cosmic" right or wrong, it's simply the way of the world. That may sound harsh, but life's a bitch, and then you die. While you're here, be honest with yourself and others. In that way, when you go, hopefully you will have few regrets.

A true American Hero... Sitting Bull!😇🙏👍

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I am Dakota Sioux - Mni Wakan Oyate, and I have always hated the Crow. Forever.