While America expanded westward, Native nations fought to defend their lands, cultures, and sovereignty. This episode takes listeners across the Great Plains to battles like Little Bighorn, Sand Creek, and Wounded Knee — moments of defiance and tragedy that defined an era. Leaders like Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse stood against overwhelming odds, while U.S. forces sought to crush resistance and confine tribes to reservations. The Plains Wars reveal not only military clashes but a collision of worldviews — one of conquest and another of survival. By the end, the frontier closed, but the wounds remained open for generations.
