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“This war did not spring up on our land, this war was brought upon us by the children of the Great Father who came to take our land without a price, and who, in our land, do a great many evil things... This war has come from robbery - from the stealing of our land.”

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Spotted Tail, whose real name was Tȟašúŋka Witkó, was a renowned American Indian chief of the Lakota tribe. Born in 1823, he died on August 5, 1881. Spotted Tail was known for his mediation and diplomatic skills within the Lakota tribe and in interactions with white settlers. more

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