#OtD 17 Mar 1876 US troops attacked sleeping Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota people in Montana in the Battle of Powder River, beginning of the Sioux wars.

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#OtD 17 Mar 1876 US troops attacked sleeping Cheyenne and Oglala Lakota people in Montana in the Battle of Powder River, beginning of the Sioux wars. However the Native Americans emerged victorious from the battle. More about Indigenous resistance here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/books/products/500-years-of-indigenous-resistance-gord-hill