Summary: The Battle Of The Butte
Title:The Battle of the Butte
I woke up to the sound of Kimana,who was my mother, calling my name, “Aeshimbite Agai, Aeshimbite Agai.”
I got up and hurried out of the tepee, when I emerged I could see the warriors patrolling around the village and could hear the birds chirping overhead. I ran over to Kimana, when suddenly I felt the ground starting to rumble. I started to panic as I could see a cloud of dust rising from the horizon, I knew at once that we were being raided by a group of the Crow. The Crow called themselves the Apsáalooke. Their had been much conflict between the Crow and the Shoshone over the hunting grounds. We had both been promised the land by the government, but they had told neither of us of the other tribe. Everybody …show more content…
When we got back to the village I realized that I had forgotten about my baby sister, I quickly ran to the tepee that I had been hiding in together and make sure she was okay. Than I rushed to help the others with the wounded. As the day went on a few people had slowly wandered back to the village. The man had gone unconscious while I had gone to get help, he was beginning to come round around nightfall. Around mid-day a raiding party from our tribe had returned. We greeted them with open arms and made a feast in their honor, and to honor those lost in the battle. Chief Washakie was one of the raiding party that had returned, unfortunately they were not victorious. They claimed to have only escaped with their lives and their horses. As the sun rose over the butte the next day we saw a group of horsemen. We did nothing, we knew that there was no chance of survival if it was another raiding party. Once they had come within range to see them more clearly, we noticed that they were just messengers. Everyone either picked up a weapon or rushed into a tepee. When the messengers arrived at the village they said,”We come with a stalemate from the great Chief Big Robber, he proposes that you do a one-on-one battle. At the top of the butte. The winner shall win the rights to the hunting grounds, and the loser will be pushed off of the hunting ground. To not
I woke up to the sound of Kimana,who was my mother, calling my name, “Aeshimbite Agai, Aeshimbite Agai.”
I got up and hurried out of the tepee, when I emerged I could see the warriors patrolling around the village and could hear the birds chirping overhead. I ran over to Kimana, when suddenly I felt the ground starting to rumble. I started to panic as I could see a cloud of dust rising from the horizon, I knew at once that we were being raided by a group of the Crow. The Crow called themselves the Apsáalooke. Their had been much conflict between the Crow and the Shoshone over the hunting grounds. We had both been promised the land by the government, but they had told neither of us of the other tribe. Everybody …show more content…
When we got back to the village I realized that I had forgotten about my baby sister, I quickly ran to the tepee that I had been hiding in together and make sure she was okay. Than I rushed to help the others with the wounded. As the day went on a few people had slowly wandered back to the village. The man had gone unconscious while I had gone to get help, he was beginning to come round around nightfall. Around mid-day a raiding party from our tribe had returned. We greeted them with open arms and made a feast in their honor, and to honor those lost in the battle. Chief Washakie was one of the raiding party that had returned, unfortunately they were not victorious. They claimed to have only escaped with their lives and their horses. As the sun rose over the butte the next day we saw a group of horsemen. We did nothing, we knew that there was no chance of survival if it was another raiding party. Once they had come within range to see them more clearly, we noticed that they were just messengers. Everyone either picked up a weapon or rushed into a tepee. When the messengers arrived at the village they said,”We come with a stalemate from the great Chief Big Robber, he proposes that you do a one-on-one battle. At the top of the butte. The winner shall win the rights to the hunting grounds, and the loser will be pushed off of the hunting ground. To not