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The Great Sioux War (also given as the Black Hills War, 1876-1877) was a military conflict between the allied forces of the Lakota Sioux/Northern Cheyenne and the US government over the territory of the Black Hills and, more widely, US policies of westward expansion and the appropriation of Native American lands. #History #SittingBull #Sioux #GreatSiouxWar #HistoryFacts worldhistory.org/Great_Sioux_W

World History EncyclopediaGreat Sioux WarThe Great Sioux War (also given as the Black Hills War, 1876-1877) was a military conflict between the allied forces of the Lakota Sioux/Northern Cheyenne and the US government over the territory of...
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This last fact mattered little to Custer or any other non-Natives. The influx of settlers trespassing in search of gold quickly led to the #GreatSiouxWar of 1876 — and eventually, happily, to Custer's death at #TheBattleOfGreasyGrass (or #LittleBighorn , as it’s known in settler parlance).

One of the most famous and productive gold mines in the Black Hills was the #HomestakeMine , located near the town of #Lead.

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en.m.wikipedia.orgHomestake Mine (South Dakota) - Wikipedia