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The Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, is the most decisive Native American victory over the US Army to date. It cements Crazy Horse's reputation as the bravest and most skilled of warriors. But it has little impact in the long term; within five years many tribes are forced to give up valuable ancestral territory. In 1879, the US government takes a further step in its quest to destroy Native American culture when it opens a new school for Native children. The founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School believes the government must kill the Indian, save the man.
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