must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of

the sky. I was hostile to the white man...we preferred

hunting to a life of idleness on our reservations. At

times we did not get enough to eat and we were not

allowed to hunt. All we wanted was peace and to be

left alone. Soldiers came and destroyed our villages.

Then Long Hair (Custer) came...They say we massacred

him, but he would have done the same to us. Our first

impulse was to escape but we were so hemmed in we

Crazy Horse, as Remembered by Ohiyesa

I chose to write about Crazy Horse because he is a man who suffered for the cause of freedom from genocide and oppression. He was a warrior for justice. Crazy Horse did not have an equal as a warrior or a chief. He gave submissive allegiance to no man, white or Indian, and claimed his inalienable rights, as an Indian, to wander at will over the hunting grounds of his people. He never registered at any agency; never touched a pen; never

signed a treaty and refused to allow any photographs to be taken of him. He wanted only peace and a way of living for his people without having to live on th

Thus died one of the ablest and truest Americans. His life was ideal; his record clean. He was never involved in any of the numerous massacres on the trail, but was a leader in practically every open fight. Characters such as that of Crazy Horse are not easily found among so-called civilized people. The reputation of great men is apt to be shadowed by questionable motives and policies, but here is a true patriot as worthy of honor as any who ever breathed God's air in the New World.

Crazy Horse was also a visionary. He was a man who predicted his own death and resurrection. He had a vision that he would never be killed in battle but would be killed by his own kind. Because of this he believed (he actually knew) that he would never die in battle. It is said that Crazy Horse would ride into battle without fear. After a battle, he would jump down from his horse and shake out his shirt and blanket and bullets would fall to the ground.

"My lands are where my dead lie buried"

Sioux Chief Crazy Horse when asked, "Where are your lands now?",

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