Daily Archives for 8 January 2017


January 8: Tȟašúŋk Witkó Fights Last Battle

On 8 January 1877, Tȟašúŋk Witkó, better known as Crazy horse, fought his last battle. Tȟašúŋk Witkó was the leader of the Oglala Lakota Native American tribe. He was fighting against the United States Federal Government for invading Native American territory. On that day, Witkó’s warriors were outnumbered, low on ammo, and using outdated weapons […]