Foramonthinlatesummer1875thenation’sgazewasdrawntoproceedingsattheremoteRedCloudAgencyinnorthwesternNebraska,wherethefederalgovernmentsoughtunsuccessfullytoconvinceLakotaleaderstocedeownershipoftheBlackHills.Thecouncilwasnoteworthyfortheissuesinvolved,itseffectonthefutureofIndian-whiterelations,andbecauseitwasamongthelargestsuchgatheringsinAmericanhistory.Gatheredinthisvolume,thecorrespondents’reportsprovideafascinatingglimpseofthepersonalities,interactions,andculturesoftheIndian,mixed-blood,andwhiteparticipantsinthenegotiations.
