Celebrating Victory Day today!
On this day, June 25 1876 an alliance of Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho wiped out Custer and the 7th Calvary at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Mitakuye oyasin
On this day, June 25 1876 an alliance of Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho wiped out Custer and the 7th Calvary at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Mitakuye oyasin
In Lakota, the day has a few different names; Peji Sla el Kicizapi (the fight at the greasy grass), Peji Sla el Wicakasotapi Hehan (when they wiped them out at the Greasy Grass), and, my favorite, Mila Hanska Wicakastakapi Hehan (when they made the long knives cry).
Prior to the battle Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull) had a vision of soldiers falling into the camp, which they did. It would become the second time in a decade that the US military would get eliminated completely by the Lakota Oyate, first in 1866 when Crazy Horse
would led an alliance at the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands (Red Cloud's War) wiping out a unit led by Col Fetterman.
Honoring my ancestors who battled on this day included my 4x Great Lala (grandfather) Wakinyan Luta (Red Thunder) and his 5 brothers;
Honoring my ancestors who battled on this day included my 4x Great Lala (grandfather) Wakinyan Luta (Red Thunder) and his 5 brothers;
Ite Omagazu (Rain in the Face), Pa Kakoga (Shaved Head), Matho Cik'ala (Little Bear), Matho Ite (Bear Face), and He Maza (Iron Horn).
They fought seeking to protect our way of life. Wopila tanka to them. 144 years later we continue to battle the settler colonizers to protect our lands, peoples, and way of life. Pictured Wakinyan Luta, Ite Omagazu, He Maza, Matho Ite #LittleBigHorn #VictoryDay
