Native American Icons: Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph and Red Cloud

*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Explains several Lakota Sioux oral legends, as well as the origins of the names of each Native American icon.*Explains the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Nez Perce War, and Geronimo's final campaignFive of the best known Native American legends in history are Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph and Red Cloud, celebrated by Americans today for the very reason they were reviled by Americans of their own day. Americans have always appreciated plucky, persistent, and dogged individuals, and there are few examples in the nation's history that represent the fighting spirit better than these Native American leaders.The name “Geronimo” evokes a number of different emotions. Those who believed in 19th century America’s “Manifest Destiny” viewed Geronimo and all Native Americans as impediments to God’s will for the nation. Even today, many Americans associate the name Geronimo with a war cry, and the name Geronimo itsel