Education of a Wandering Man (1990)
“For example: no Indian who was not present at the signing of a treaty felt bound by it. For this reason many Indians would deliberately absent themselves on such occasions.
In most cases, when a chief signed a treaty, he was signing for himself. He had no authority to force other Indians to abide by it.
This most white men never understood.
In most cases the only way for a young Indian to become a man and a warrior was to take a scalp or to count coup, which meant to strike a living, armed enemy. Until he had done so, he could not get a bride and he could not speak in council. He was literally a nobody. This is why Indians often said they could not live without war.
A strike against the Indian in dealing with white men was that to him, a battle was a war. The Indian never learned about campaigns, a series of extended battles. When the Indian battle was over, all the Indians went home. The white man kept coming.
Although Crazy Horse was but one of the chiefs present at the Little Bigho...rn, he is usually given credit for the tactical planning.MoreLess
In most cases, when a chief signed a treaty, he was signing for himself. He had no authority to force other Indians to abide by it.
This most white men never understood.
In most cases the only way for a young Indian to become a man and a warrior was to take a scalp or to count coup, which meant to strike a living, armed enemy. Until he had done so, he could not get a bride and he could not speak in council. He was literally a nobody. This is why Indians often said they could not live without war.
A strike against the Indian in dealing with white men was that to him, a battle was a war. The Indian never learned about campaigns, a series of extended battles. When the Indian battle was over, all the Indians went home. The white man kept coming.
Although Crazy Horse was but one of the chiefs present at the Little Bigho...rn, he is usually given credit for the tactical planning.MoreLess
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