Steven Tyler, Sitting Bull. It was on this day on May 5, 1877, that Sitting Bull entered Canada after being harassed by the U.S. 7th Cavalry after winning the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Gee, we Americans are such sore losers aren't we. We don't take losing lightly.
Buffalo in America, were like untainted salmon today, getting pretty scarce to find. So Sitting Bull headed north where he and his tribe enjoyed the herds that roamed Canada. Things were heavenly for 4 years but eventually this great spiritual leader made the fatal decision to return to the USA after being promised a life of prosperity back in the USA if he agreed to being confined on a reservation. He felt he had no where else to turn with the decimation of his people as they became ill and the disappearing food supply in Canada. Believing the PR fed to him by cavalry officers, Sitting Bull made Standing Rock, South Dakota his home. Being true to himself Sitting Bull met the Great Spirit after being murdered for practicing the Ghost Dance.
The US Cavalry and US Government were threatened by the Ghost Dance. It celebrated the belief that a redeemer would come and be the saviour of the Aboriginal people. It had to be stopped. It was. Who knew Black Ops went back so far.
Geronimo!
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