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Native America Calling: The ongoing lessons from the Battle of Greasy Grass 150 years later
Monday, June 15, 2026
The ongoing lessons from the Battle of Greasy Grass 150 years later
Once overshadowed by the myth of “Custer’s Last Stand,” Native Americans have successfully reclaimed the narrative of the Battle of Greasy Grass, also known as the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
Some 150 years after the defeat of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s 7th U.S. Cavalry, northern Plains tribes plan numerous events over multiple days to commemorate the historical milestone and to explore the ways the unexpected victory by a coalition of tribes continues to reverberate today.
The sesquicentennial is less about celebrating past military dominance and more about a unified, multi-tribal declaration that, despite a century and a half of forced displacement, Indigenous cultures and identities remain vibrantly alive.
Guests on Native America Calling
Tom Eagle Staff (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe planning coordinator for the 150th Anniversary of Battle of Little Bighorn
Dave West (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), director of the Cheyenne River Lakota Cultural Center in Eagle Butte, South Dakota
Dion Killsback (Northern Cheyenne), attorney and Northern Cheyenne Tribe’s camp coordinator for the 150th Anniversary of Battle of Little Bighorn
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