Red Cloud
Red Cloud ( Makhpiya-Luta) was one of the most successful native American leaders in the confrontation with the United States Governments consisting of WASPs. He was born near the Platte River near the city of North Platter near Nebraska in 1822. His mother was from the Oglala tribe and he was bought up by his maternal uncle.
After a successful war against the US government over the construction of forts in Native American territory in 1966, the Fort Laramie treaty was signed with the United States government in 1968. In the treaty it was agreed that the United States government would abandon its forts along the Bozeman trail. The Red Cloud Agency was established and it was responsible for issuing rations to the Lakota weekly.
The disputes with the representatives of the United States government continued and in 1878, the Red Cloud Agency was removed to the forks of the White River at the Pine Ridge reservation. He continued to fight for the rights of the Native American people and opposed treaties to sell more Sioux land. He died in 1909 and is buried at the Pine Ridge reservation.