Chapter 3

They both walked back to the village and Maya Doo Rider was pregnant she looked like she was going to have twins. She was preparing food with the other women. As the food was done, they all gathered and ate, Talking River had something to say.

"Today our Chief is very sick, with this feast we will honor him," said Talking River sitting down and eating.

Chief EE-Shah-Konee asked for Talking River and Little Creek to come to his "tipi" (house).

"Tokek ya un he" (how are you)? asked Chief EE-Shah-Konee.

"Lila tanyan wa un" (I'm fine)" asked Talking River.

"Little Creek my son, I want you and Maya Doo Rider to have the best times and years while you can," said Chief EE-Shah-Konee.

"What do you mean?" asked Little Creek.

"Your Grandmother came to my "tipi" (house) and told me about the dream you had. Talking River my oldest, I want you to become Chief of the Lakota people," said Chief EE-Shah-Konee.

"I would be honored," said Talking River.

"Now go, I have said all I needed to say, I will see you on the other side," said Chief EE-Shah-Konee.

So they turned around walked outside. When the time came Chief EE-Shah-Konee died, he is now with his ancestors. The next night Maya Doo Rider gave birth to a baby boy. As he grew, Little Creek taught him everything. he hunts "tutanka's" (buffalo's) with the other men. As Little Creek was inside his "tipi" (house) he got up and called for his son. His son came and went inside.

"Son, I had a dream long ago, which the Lakota people were happy and prosperous, but then change came to the Lakota people, the "waschia" (white men) were many. I'm glad that I lived this long to see you grow up into a man, and may you have many children in the future," said Little Creek.

Grey Eagle just looked at Little Creek in confusion and walked away outside. Then it started getting dark and everyone was asleep. As they were sleeping Grey Eagle was woken up by a noise outside, so he quietly got up and poked his head out, and looked around. He saw many "waschia" (white men) on horses, Grey Eagle grabbed his knife from behind; Talking River grabbed his arm and gently shook his head. Talking River went outside then all the women and children and the warriors came out as well.

"What do you want here?" asked Talking River.

"Were moving injuns to the fort on reservations," said a soldier

"We're not going anywhere," said Talking River crossing his arms.

Some of the soldiers were looking at some of the women, the soldiers were smiling at them. Talking River whispered into his wife's ears telling her to take the children and old ones to the hills before the fight started. One soldier was looking at Maya Doo Rider, Grey Eagle stared at the white man and so did Little Creek.

"What's wrong red man, afraid I'm going to steal your woman?" asked a soldier getting off his horse.

Little Creek got his knife out and threw it into the soldier's face. Then guns started to go off. The "winyan" (women) started to scream and run with their children. As Little Creek was fighting he saw his son fight as well, when the fight was over Little Creek looked up across the Great Plains and saw many more soldiers, he quickly looked at his son and nodded his head, his son took off running with the women and children and the old ones. So the soldiers started riding down and shooting, many of the whites and the Indians were killed. The soldiers gathered the wounded and left the dead and tied the rest up behind the horses and made them walk to the fort. All the women and children and the old ones came out from hiding in the mountains, they saw a lot of smoke but no firing, so they started to come down the mountain.

"Mother, they are gone, we have to go after them," said Grey Eagle frantically.

"How there are too many of them and so few of us left," said an old Indian man.

"I don't know," said Grey Eagle.

So as some of the Lakota people were at the fort in cages. One of the soldiers asked Little Creek to stand up and come with him. But Little Creek would not. So the soldier opens the iron door and starts beating him until he does get up. Little Creek finally got up and went with the soldier. They untied him and threw him in a pit with a bear, a Grizzly Bear; it was tied up as well. Little Creek looked at the Grizzly Bear; the Grizzly Bear stood up real tall and looked at Little Creek for a while and then he roared.

"I will not fight the bear for your amusement," said Little Creek.

The bear stood tall then came down on all fours and slowly walked up towards Little Creek and the bear attacked him. An Indian scout couldn't stand to watch so he shot the bear in the head and it died.

"Why did you do that?" angered the soldier.

The scout didn't say a word he just walked away. So a soldier went down and dragged Little Creek's body into a different cage, he was laying in his blood.

"Brother!" whispered Talking River.

"He won't last long, he'll be dead by morning," said the soldier.

Back at the Lakota village, Grey Eagle was pacing back and forth, and then he stopped and faced his mother and said,

" I have an idea, mother you're going to put your old clothes on and change your name back to Katie. Then you will go into the fort and tell them you need some men to work on your farm. When you get all the warriors out the rest of us will destroy that fort and burn it to the ground," said Grey Eagle.

So the Indian women dressed her in her old clothes and went to the fort. As they arrived Grey Eagle told the warriors to hide in the long grass. Maya Doo Rider walked up to the fort and went inside.

"Yes ma'am how may I help you?" asked the soldier.

"Yes, I need strong men to work on my farm?" asked Maya Doo Rider.

So the soldier walked her to the cages she saw many of her people. Then she saw Little Creek,

"What happened to this man?" asked Maya Doo Rider holding back her tears.

"We'll Ms..." paused the soldier.

"Uh Katie," said Maya Doo Rider.

"Well Katie he got into a bad fight," said the soldier.

"I want all of them," said Maya Doo Rider.

"Ma'am, are you sure, even this one, he won't be much help he will be dead by morning," said the soldier.

"Yes, even him," said Maya Doo Rider.

"Well men, you heard the lady, let them go," said the soldier.

So they let them all go. When they got far enough away Grey Eagle and his warriors burned the fort down and killed the soldiers, they burned the scout alive and watched him die. When they arrived at the village Maya Doo Rider was screaming and crying, everybody saw them and ran towards them helping them carry Little Creeks' body into Grandmother's "tipi" (house). Talking River came out and saw everybody standing around.

"He's not going to make it," saddened Talking River.

So everybody stayed there. Then they heard a scream and crying, Grey Eagle ran inside, and knelt and started weeping as well. Talking River looked down at the ground, and everybody else started to weep with them and walked away. When they left, Talking River went inside and picked up his brother and went to the black hills and buried his brother next to his father and along with other Chiefs that have gone before them.

As the years have passed, they no longer talk about Little Creek, Grey Eagle has grown into a fine young man, he is a lot like his father. Maya Doo Rider is going to be a Grandmother herself. Grey Eagle had a little girl.

"I'm so proud of you my son, you are starting a new life a new family," smiled Maya Doo Rider.

"Thanks, mom," smiled Grey Eagle

As Talking River was getting sick, he called Grey Eagle and made him Chief of the Lakota people.

The old ways are gone, now there is a new generation to come. Little Creeks' son had two boys after the girl was born when the two boys were grown, both had baby boys. Only one of the boys had no children. The first boy had four boys, Spotted Eagle, Big Ben, White Hawk, and Nuka. The 1800s are gone along with our ancestors, but now there is a new generation.