1868--Catholic priest carrying American flag

1868-69

Blue Thunder: "Catholic priest Father De Smet tried to make a treaty with Tetonwanna Blue Thunder drive twenty Tetons home to take. Sitting Bull had good men sent with them Gall to see what terms to make treaty, Were their envoys when they got there. Gall made prisoner. Gave word they were going to hang him too. Two Bears protested. They took off his shirt and slashed and beat him. Then let him go. Tetons very angry. No peace, no trust."

No Two Horns: "A priest went into Sitting Bulls camp and shook hands."

Blue Thunder Variants: "De Smet went to Tetons to make treaty. 'Blue Thunder' went with him Sitting Bull's head men."

Images of European-Americans

Images of Warfare

Read De Smet's own account of this treaty effort