Cody, Wyoming - 1876

We were attacked.  George Custer and his army invaded our land.  We, the Lakota and the Cheyenne Indians, could not stand for this type of attack.  We had to retaliate in return which turned out to be a devastating loss for the 7^th Cavalry Regiment.  On June 25^th, 1876 the invasion began, although we were prepared.  Sitting Bull had a vision of “soldiers falling into his camp like grasshoppers from the sky.”  When the soldiers came at us, we came back full force.  Custer directed his cavalry into the Medicine Trail Coulee, which we knew gave him a major disadvantage.  We used our bow and arrows to penetrate the American troops, and what a success it was.  Any surviving soldiers we pounded and beaten by any Indian wielding a war club.  Not only did Custer’s men suffer greatly, but many men from different American regiments suffered as well.  We made sure to take no prisoners.  Our land was invaded, and we could never take that lightly.  We were attacked, but we were surely not defeated.