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    One-Eyed Antelope - A Bloody Sunset
    One-Eyed Antelope - A Bloody Sunset
    One-Eyed Antelope - A Bloody Sunset
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    One-Eyed Antelope - A Bloody Sunset

    By John J. Law

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    When discussing the native American tribes of old, some misconceptions often come up. Some people often think of the tribes as living in an idyllic paradise with no wars or squabbles, before any settlers arrived. They often view the period before the New World arrived in rose-tinted glasses and this is quite understandable. Aside from dealing with common biases, there was no written history before the settlers arrived. This made any records of what happened before their arrival, sketchy and difficult to verify. The truth of the matter is that the natives were humans also, and just as vulnerable to human frailties, weaknesses, and cruelties as anyone else. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ.C. Hulsey Books
    Release dateJan 11, 2024
    ISBN9798224442751
    One-Eyed Antelope - A Bloody Sunset
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    John J. Law

    Being in the saddle for long hours comes naturally for John J. Law.  Raised on a modern-day ranch in Wyoming, John has had many experiences. Some good, some bad. He weaves many of these experiences into the stories he writes. A life long bachelor, he says he has to use his imagination for that part.

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      One-Eyed Antelope - A Bloody Sunset - John J. Law

      Chapter One: A Great Honor

      When discussing the native American tribes of old, some misconceptions often come up. Some people often think of the tribes as living in an idyllic paradise with no wars or squabbles, before any settlers arrived. They often view the period before the New World arrived in rose-tinted glasses and this is quite understandable. Aside from dealing with common biases, there was no written history before the settlers arrived. This made any records of what happened before their arrival, sketchy and difficult to verify.

      The truth of the matter is that the natives were humans also, and just as vulnerable to human frailties, weaknesses, and cruelties as anyone else. Life was just as difficult and brutal as any period of human history, and the period before any settlers arrived, was no different. Wars and battles were fought back then just as fiercely, if not more so than in other times. Back then wars and battles were often fought to the bloody and bitter end. Native tribes were known to fight until one opponent had been wiped out or close to it, with no room for compromise or surrender. This was tribal warfare at its bloodiest and most brutal.

      One such battle happened in 1819 at the Big Horn Mountains. It was one late afternoon with the sun starting to set low, when the life and death struggle would play out. 32 of the Cheyenne tribe's best warriors led their horses wearily back to their camp. They had come from a visit to the Cheyenne's old allies the Arapaho. It had been a long trip and the men and their animals were weary and eager to get back to familiar surroundings. Unfortunately, they would not get that chance.

      These men were not the usual Cheyenne braves. They were known as Crooked Lance, or Dog Soldiers. Just one look at the 32 men and it would be quite obvious that these men were different from anyone else in the tribe, and perhaps the entire plains. The men were adorned with the usual feathers and war paint that most Indian braves sported, with one key difference. The men all had long lances with crooked hook tips at the top. This was different from the usual spears that most Native American braves wielded. The lances were also tied to their waists and being tied to their person, gave the illusion that they were a part of the warriors' very anatomy. This was not a capricious choice but a very deliberate one, borne from a sacred oath that each man had taken in their youth. According to Cheyenne tradition, the men were tied to this oath, just as the crooked lances were forever tied to them.

      This made the lances symbolic just as they were practical and deadly. The lances were quite long, averaging between 8 to 12 feet in length. The large, shepherd's hook at the end could be used to various deadly means and made the Dog Soldiers a formidable force

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