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Crazy Horse (Lakota: Thašųka Witko, literally "His-Horse-is-Crazy") (ca. 1842 – September 5, 1877) was a respecte war leader of the Oglala Lakota, who fought against the U.S. federal government in an effort to preserve the traditions and values of the Lakota way of life.

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  • Before this great chief died in 1877, he reportedly prophesied, "I will return to you in stone"
  • A more accurate translation of his name would be “wild” or “unbroken” horse
  • His Indian name was Tashunka-Uito, which can be translated as "his mount is insane"
  • In 1876 he led the Indian attack at Little Bighorn; a year later he was killed by a soldier at Fort Robinson, Neb.
  • Black Shawl was the wife of this Indian who helped lead the charge against Custer
  • He's the Native American leader emerging here
  • The famed memorial to this Indian who fought and defeated Custer is near Custer, SD
  • Seen here, the monument of this Lakota Indian is in the Black Hills of South Dakota
  • Originally called Curly, this "mad" guy was the battlefield leader during the Sioux Wars of resistance in the 1870s
  • Born around 1849, this leader of the Oglala Sioux was praised even by his enemies as a military strategist
  • This Oglala Sioux chief attacked Custer at Little Big Horn
  • On May 6, 1877 this great Sioux Indian chief surrendered to the U.S. Army at Fort Robinson
  • This Oglala Sioux chief is the subject of what will be when it's done, the world's largest sculpture
  • On Sept. 5, 1877 a Fort Robinson, Neb. soldier killed this "equine" Native American after his voluntary surrender
  • Called Curly as a youth, this Sioux chief led the attack on Custer at Little Big Horn
  • After this Sioux chief tried to take his sick wife for help in 1877, he was killed by soldiers
  • This Sioux chief is said to have received his name when an equine raced through camp at his birth, c. 1849
  • Part of Korczak Ziolkowski's family is seen here with a model of his huge statue of this Indian leader
  • Gall & he led the attack on Custer's 7th cavalry
  • This Oglala Sioux chief was fatally stabbed Sept. 5, 1877 at Fort Robinson, Nebraska
  • His uncle, Spotted Tail, convinced this Oglala Sioux warrior to surrender in 1877
  • The topless bars named for this Indian leader, Spotted Tail's nephew, have him spinning in his secret grave

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