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Red Cloud (born 1822, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, U.S.—died December 10, 1909, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota) was a principal chief of the Oglala Lakota (Oceti Sakowin, or Sioux), who successfully resisted (1865–67) the U.S. government’s development of the Bozeman Trail to newly discovered goldfields in Montana Territory.
Red Cloud ( Lakota: Maȟpíya Lúta; c. 1822 – December 10, 1909) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota from 1865 to 1909. [1] . He was one of the most capable Native American opponents whom the United States Army faced in the western territories.
Apr 2, 2014 · Lakota chief Red Cloud was an important figure in the 19th-century land battle between Native Americans and the U.S. government.
Feb 15, 2024 · Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta, l. 1822-1909) was an Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, statesman, and military strategist who became the only Native American leader of the Plains Indians to win a war against the United States.
Nov 22, 2021 · Chief Red Cloud died on Dec. 10, 1909, leaving behind a powerful legacy. Many of his descendants have gone to lead the Lakota just like he did. But though he lived a remarkable life — taking on the U.S. Army and emerging victorious — he also recognized the fruitlessness of his war.
Apr 30, 2024 · Eastman's biography of Red Cloud (l. 1822-1909) is the first narrative of his Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains (1916), and it sets the tone for those that follow, including the pieces on Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, in explaining the motivation of the Plains Indians in their response to the US government's genocidal policies of expansion.
Red Cloud, Maȟpíya Lúta was an Oglala Lakota leader best known for his undaunted courage while leading his people in several important victories over the forces of the United States. He was born in Nebraska in September 1822 near the Platte River.
A political leader and a fierce warrior, Red Cloud, chief of the Oglala Sioux, fought unsuccessfully to save his people and their land from being seized by whites. Born in 1822 in what was...
Lakota Sioux chief Red Cloud, regarded by many historians as the most influential of the Native American leaders living in the Great Plains during the late nineteenth century, was born on Blue Water Creek in May 1821 in what is now Garden County, Nebraska.
As the Lakota were forced onto reservations, Red Cloud emerged as a spokesman for his people—protesting government corruption in reservation administration; asserting the authority of the chiefs; opposing the Dawes Act of 1887, which undermined the traditional Lakota way of life; and cultivating contacts with eastern reformers.
