Sitting Bull Leads Lakota into Canada: Escaping the US Army
Sitting Bull led his Lakota band across the border into Canada to escape the relentless pursuit of Colonel Nelson Miles's US Army troops. This flight secured a temporary refuge for the resistance, allowing the Lakota people to preserve their community and culture outside direct American military control for several years.
May 5, 1877
149 years ago
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Nelson Miles
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American Indian Wars
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Nelson A. Miles
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