Red Cloud: Warrior-statesman Of The Lakota Sioux

Perhaps no Indian leader of the mid-nineteenth century was as well known in his time as the great Lakota Sioux Red Cloud. His leadership against the U.S. Army in the Powder River country, his forcing the closure of the Bozeman Trail, and his strong pressure to negotiate the favorable outcome of the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868 made him the preeminent chief among the Sioux. In his later years, Red Cloud acted as intermediary for his people in their dealings with the U.S. government, steadfastly resisting encroachment on Sioux land during the reservation period.