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However, it was his desertion from the Navy that would lead him to the west where he would become known as an infamous mountain man who ate the livers of his enemies! So, the legend goes how Johnson got his notorious monikers such as: “Dapiek Absaroka” by the Indians, “Crow Killer” and “Liver-Eating Johnson” (or “Liver-Eater” for short) by the whites was that Johnson had a penchant for killing Crow Indians where he cut and at their livers. The legend was actually rumored based on the fact that in an act of revenge on a band of Crow Indians who had killed his young Flathead (Salish) wife and unborn child in 1847, he tracked the would-be assassins down, killed, them, and ate their livers!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn addition, there were several people that knew and saw Johnson and contributed to the lore of the legendary liver eater. On one hand, some of the contributions were in fact justified, on the other hand some weren’t. For instance, one witness (George Powell) said how Johnson got his nickname was that when during a skirmish near the Musselshell river with some Sioux Indians – a brave was charging for Johnson with a big war club and before the brave could deal the killing blow, Johnson drops his rifle and quick as a flash grabs for his revolver and shoots the brave right in the heart\/chest. Then Johnson grabs his knife that was described almost like a meat cleaver, cuts the brave open exposing his liver and ripping it firmly from his body. Johnson holds the bleeding liver up above his head and turns around to the rest of his fighting party and asks them “How would you like to have some fresh liver for supper?” Then, Johnson proceeds to walk away and throw the liver nonchalantly in the nearby bushes…George Powell doesn’t actually see Johnson eat it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnother witness (John X. Beidler) stated that there was a time where a Ree (Arikara) Indian came into Fort Buford one afternoon and hunted up Johnson, who was a government scout and a mail carrier at the time between the upriver forts. The Ree told Johnson that friend and long-time partner Bill Jones was killed by a renegade outcast Mandan Indian while returning from Fort Stevenson to Buford with the mail. Jones had been ambushed by a Mandan named Black Feather, and Jones was then found dead and scalped beside his horse. 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Impressive men, dressed in their finest, singing their death songs. These men led by example, resolved and determined to do what was needed to bring peace to their nation. After his prison time at Fort Leavenworth, Spotted Tail pursued diplomacy with the Americans however, this created battlefields other than military forcing Spotted Tail to learn the art of “give and take” with the Americans while applying an iron hand to his own band. Spotted tail went so far as to beat his own tribes’ men to keep the peace with the Americans.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpotted Tail was very much in the National spotlight. The “NEW YORK SUN” once published a letter written by Spotted Tail, where his concerns echoed those of the national conscience. That letter focused on civil rights. Spotted Tail controlled the reservation law and order by having each band’s soldier society police the Rosebud agency. 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The headline in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Black Hills Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the next day read “A GOOD INDIAN”—a spiteful turn on the infamous saying “The only good Indian is a dead Indian.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the gallows, Two Sticks, known among his people as Can Nopa Uhah, declared, “My heart knows I am not guilty and I am happy.” Indeed, years later, convincing evidence emerged supporting his claim. The story of Two Sticks, as recounted in compelling detail in this book, is at once the righting of a historical wrong and a record of the injustices visited upon the Lakota in the wake of Wounded Knee. The Indian unrest of 1890 did not end with the massacre, as the government willfully neglected, mismanaged, and exploited the Oglala in a relentless, if unofficial, policy of racial genocide that continues to haunt the Black Hills today. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Wounded Knee to the Gallows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Philip S. Hall and Mary Solon Lewis mine government records, newspaper accounts, and unpublished manuscripts to give a clear and candid account of the Oglala’s struggles, as reflected and perhaps epitomized in Two Sticks’s life and the miscarriage of justice that ended with his death.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBracketed by the run-up to, and craven political motivation behind, Wounded Knee and the later revelations establishing Two Sticks’s innocence, this is a history of a people threatened with extinction and of one man felled in a battle for survival hopelessly weighted in the white man’s favor. With eyewitness immediacy, this rigorously researched and deeply informed account at long last makes plain the painful truth behind a dark period in U.S. history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book From Wounded Knee to the Gallows got my attention in the first few pages. Being of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, when I think of Wounded Knee, I start with Sitting Bull and the manipulations of agent Mclaughlin. I just had a passing knowledge of what was happening at the Pine Ridge Reservation during this time. This book FROM WOUNDED KNEE to the GALLOWS put it all in prospective for me. I also learned politics and corruption hasn’t changed in 130 years (and more) when it comes to the Indigenous peoples of North America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1890, the Indian Agent for the Pine Ridge Agency was Danial Royer who was as crooked a man as they come. The only real qualification he needed was to be a Republican. Royer being appointed by US Senator Pettigrew who was a double-dealing, unscrupulous, self-serving politician that covered his crooked trail by using trumped up accusations against any who opposed him. Mr. Royer was appointed as agent to Pine Ridge and took charge of it on October 9, 1890 by November 12, 1890, 300 cords of wood, 150 tons of hay, 600,000 lbs. of corn and oats were gone, along with agency cattle. Royer and his chief clerk were splitting the ill-gotten gains. Not surprisingly, the People of Pine Ridge were justifiably upset. The year 1890 was especially a hard one. It was a drought where nothing grew, and then it was one of the severest winters on record on top of the land grab by the government. Due to Royer’s incompetence and thievery along with the untrue telegrams he was sending to his superiors, a large contingent of the army flooded Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies further upsetting the People. It was no wonder the People were drawn to the Ghost Dance because it promised the Second Coming of the Messiah - meaning Jesus Christ. This time, he was coming to save the Indians, his now chosen people. To hungry exploited people is would mean everything. Also because of Royer’s lies, the large buildup of the army, the People’s fear and uneasiness caused them to gather together at the Stronghold which then increased the fear of the farmers and ranchers, along with the murder of Sitting Bull where it made it the perfect setup for the Massacre at Wounded Knee.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmong the Lakota taking refuge at the Stronghold was Headman Two Sticks and his family. When Miles brokered a truce with the people at the Stronghold and they returned to their various villages, Two Sticks and his sons stayed at No Water’s camp where he and others were now called the “Malcontents”. In the years after Wounded Knee conditions on the Pine Ridge agency were critical. The Oglala People of Pine Ridge were starving. The rations that did come through were rotten and spoiled, and they were still being exploited of what resources were left to them. The jobs that were promised on the condition that they send their children away to boarding schools to learn trades – never materialized. Those jobs were given to political appointment by Sen. Pettigrew to white Republicans whether qualified or not. At times the reservation was so overrun by non-natives it was said there were more of them than there were Indians. Tensions were high to the point that anything could happen and it did with the killing of 4 cowboys. Captain Brown now being the Indian agent for Pine Ridge, was as bad if not the worst of any that had been sent to the reservation. As a result of captain Brown’s lying, his incompetence, and the newspapers reporting an “Indian Uprising”, “Butchered by Reds”, the false and inflammatory stories had their effect. If not for Young Man Afraid of His Horse and George Sword the situation could have ended very differently.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip S. Hall and Mary Solon Lewis, put together an outstanding book with “FROM WOUNDED KNEE to the Gallows. I personally gained a lot of new knowledge. To me, it was fascinating. It easily leads into other areas of study of events and people. 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In Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy, Ernie LaPointe, a great-grandson of the famous Hunkpapa Lakota chief, presents the family tales and memories told to him about his great grandfather.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaPointe not only recounts the rich oral history of his family - the stories of Sitting Bull's childhood, his reputation as a fierce warrior, his growth into a sage and devoted leader of his people and the betrayal that led to his murder - but also explains what it means to be Lakota in the time of Sitting Bull and now. In many ways the oral history differs from what has become the standard and widely accepted biography of Sitting Bull. LaPointe explains the discrepancies, how they occurred and why he wants to tell his story of Tatanka Iyotake. This book is powerful. It is a story of Native American history, told by a Native American, for all people to better understand a culture, a leader and a man.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese books are also autographed by the author!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview by Brittany:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book has to be one of the most interesting books I’ve read in a long time. The author of this particular book, Ernie LaPointe is a lineal descent and a great-grandson of the legendary Sitting Bull. Despite the fact that this is not a biography that most would deem conventional, it speaks truth and is filled with family history as well as oral stories, research, legal papers, and even official letters to back it up!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaPointe allows for the readers to understand Sitting Bull how his family remembered him through traditional oral stories and personal accounts. In addition, LaPointe paints a clear picture on what it was like in the life of this historical icon. Sitting Bull isn’t portrayed as this larger than life character with flashy embellishments like most authors try to convey Sitting Bull. Instead, LaPointe sets the record straight – Sitting Bull was a humble man, who took to life as it came to him and accomplished much in his lifetime. For instance, he was an intelligent warrior where he became a sash bearer of the Strong Heart Society at age 17 and was elected its leader by the time he was in his mid 20’s. Sitting Bull also became a holy man like his uncle Four Horns before him, and even became chief of the Tiatunwa Lakota Nation at the age of 36. None of these were simple tasks to achieve. However through LaPointe’s book, it allows for readers to see that through hard work, strong belief in his culture, and the foundation of his people’s traditions made him essentially a force to be reckoned with for the years to come.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs a result, “Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy” is a real page turner and is a book where readers can experience Sitting Bull in a whole new perspective – one that we don’t often see when reading other works about him. LaPointe does a great job in bringing life and profound insight to who Sitting Bull was and the legacy he left behind for his future generations like his great-grandson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow a little bit more on the author - Ernie LaPointe was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota who lives the traditional way of the Lakota and follows the rule of the sacred pipe. 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Upon completing his education at Boston University School of Medicine, he accepted an appointment to a South Dakota Indian reservation, where he was the only doctor available to the victims of the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. With the encouragement of his wife, he further distinguished himself both as a writer and as a uniquely qualified interpreter of Native American ways. His writings offer authentic, sometimes stirring views of a world that has forever changed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Soul of the Indian\u003c\/em\u003e, Eastman brings to life the rich spirituality and morality of the Native Americans as they existed before contact with missionaries and other whites. This is a rare firsthand expression of native religion, without the filters imposed by translators or anthropologists. 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The hunts, games, and ceremonies of his native tribe were all he knew of life until his father, who had spent time with the white man, came to find him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndian Boyhood\u003c\/em\u003e is Eastman's first-hand reminiscence of the life he led until he was fifteen with the nomadic Sioux. Left motherless at birth, he tells how his grandmother saved him from relatives who offered to care for him \"until he died.\" It was that grandmother who sang him the traditional Indian lullabies which are meant to cultivate bravery in all male babies, who taught him not to cry at night (for fear of revealing the whereabouts of the Sioux camp to hostile tribes), and who first explained to him some of the skills he would need to survive as an adult in the wilds. Eastman remembers the uncle who taught him the skills of the hunt and the war-path, and how his day began at first light, when his uncle would startle him from sleep with a terrifying whoop, in response to which the young boy was expected to jump fully alert to his feet, and rush outside, bow in hand, returning the yell that had just awakened him. Yet all Indian life did not consist in training and discipline. In time of abundance and even in famine, Indian children had much time for sport and games of combat — races, lacrosse, and wrestling were all familiar to Eastman and his childhood friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHere too are observations about Indian character, social custom, and morality. Eastman describes the traditional arrangements by which the tribe governed itself — its appointed police force, hunting and warrior scouts, and its tribal council, and how the tribe supported these officers with a kind of taxation. Eastman also includes family and tribal legends of adventure, bravery, and nature that he heard in the lodge of Smoky Day, the tribe historian. 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