Why was it so important for the Northern Cheyenne to return to their homeland in southern Montana?
Little Wolf, left, and Dull Knife of the Northern Cheyenne. Late in 1876, the Army attacked and destroyed their village in the Bighorn Mountains. Their people surrendered in 1877, traveled to Oklahoma—and finally, after much strife, hunger and death, made their way back to their homeland in Montana. Why did the Northern Cheyenne leave Oklahoma?…