Santee chief who led a failed uprising against the U.S. government in the 1860s. Little Crow is notable for having initially supported peace with the United States; however, he declared war after his people called him a coward and pressured him into proving his strength. A weak and at times incompetent leader who failed to maintain control over his followers, Little Crow won few victories against American troops and was later forced to flee into Canada with his remaining followers. He later returned to the U.S. and surrendered to the United States. Little Crow’s career as Santee chief is of particular importance in Native American history because it partly inspired Sitting Bull to take up arms against the United States instead of pursuing peaceful means of negotiation.
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The Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee quotes below are all either spoken by Little Crow or refer to Little Crow. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Little Crow rejected their arguments. The white men were too powerful, he said. Yet he admitted the settlers would exact bitter vengeance because women had been killed. Little Crow’s son, who was present, said later that his father's face grew haggard and great beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.
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Little Crow Quotes in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Chapter 3
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Little Crow rejected their arguments. The white men were too powerful, he said. Yet he admitted the settlers would exact bitter vengeance because women had been killed. Little Crow’s son, who was present, said later that his father's face grew haggard and great beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.
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