Accumulated grievances, aggravated by teachings of an Indian prophet named Wovoka, who claimed to be the Messiah, brought about this last major conflict with the Sioux. General Nelson Miles,

American Horse was a chieftain of the Oglala Sioux during the Wars of the 1870s. He was also the nephew of the elder American Horse and son-in-law of Red

Spotted Elk (Unpan Glešká, sometimes spelled as OH-PONG-GE-LE-SKAH, or Hupah Glešká), (1826 - December 29, 1890), was the name of a chief of the Miniconjou Lakota

Big Foot was the leader of the Miniconjou band massacred at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29,

An apelike creature reportedly sighted hundreds of times around the world since the mid-19th century. The creature is variously described as standing 7-10 ft (2-3 m) tall and weighing over 500 lb

Chief Big Foot was born between 1820 and 1825 into the Minneconjou — "Planters by the River" — subgroup of the Teton Lakota (Sioux). One of the seven subdivisions of the Teton Sioux, the