Men who just wanted to be left alone.
Certainly poignant at this juncture.
The Sioux were American Spartans, like the Comanche. They were not peaceful nomads, they did not leave others alone. War was their way of life and glory. They were conquerors who slaughtered and enslaved other tribes, stealing their land. When Anglos pushed West, the Sioux and Comanche were top dogs, having deposed the previous top dogs. Crazy Horse was the top dog, too. His life is mystery, his death a tragedy and shame.
Aah, Islam. The religion of peace.
What nonsense! Crazy Horse was a man of war from a tribe that made war on all around them.
Many of the other chiefs hated him and felt he was a troublemaker, and realized many of their own warriors were joining up with CH.
When he died at Ft Robinson the other chiefs sought no revenge for his death as they felt he had “died by his own folly.”
Touch-The-Clouds said upon his death, “He has looked for death and it has come.”
No photos were ever taken of Crazy Horse so many of the web pages on Facebook try to pass off another tribesman, Little Big Man as Crazy horse.
When Crazy Horse tried to escape from Ft Robinson, he pulled out two daggers and began to slash. It was Little Big Man who jumped on Crazy Horse’s back and grabbed his wrists to stop his mad frenzy when CH was stabbed with a bayonet. Little Big Man said later that he believed CH accidentally stabbed himself in his frenzy of trying to escape.
I thought he was Neil Young’s buddy?