OUR VIEW: Feelings of 1876 hard to overcome
June 25, 2012 in The Daily Republic
It’s been 136 years since Lt. Col. George Custer was killed by American Indians on the Little Bighorn River in southern Montana. When it comes to American Indian and white relations, how much has changed since June 25, 1876? Continue Reading
Custer met his demise on June 25, 1876, two years after he discovered gold in the Black Hills, a discovery that precipitated the deadly battles to follow and led to the eventual theft of the He’ Sapa (Black Hills) by the United States government.
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