The History of the Hills
A Brief History of the Black Hills from 1800 The following is by no means a comprehensive story...
Native Culture
Families Climb Crazy Horse Memorial
On June 3 and 4, hikers took the opportunity to see Crazy Horse’s head up close up during...
Chief Red Cloud
We do not know the exact birth date of this famed Oglala Lakota Sioux leader, but he was likely born...
The Story of George Crook
Crook was born into a farm family on September 8, 1828, near Taylorsville, Ohio, not far from Dayton....
Lewis and Clark Expedition
2004 marked the two hundredth anniversary of one of the more influential explorations in the history of the...
Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy
In spite of a name that seems more whimsical than serious, the life and accomplishments of Valentine Trant...
Battle of The Little Big Horn
The following is a brief summary of the complex events leading up to the battle of The Little...
Native American Culture and the Black Hills 1890 – Present
Often people in the dominant culture do not understand why many Sioux remain on the reservations and surrounding...
Native American Culture and the Black Hills 1880 – 1890
Red Cloud continued his struggle with government agents in the early 1880s to preserve the traditional authority of...
Black Elk: Holy Man of the Oglala
Black Elk was born into the Oglala Sioux tribe near the Little Powder River in Wyoming in 1863....