Red Cloud- Red Cloud, a warrior and chief of the Sioux, led attacks agianst the fort along the Bozeman trail. The effort to close the trail is sometimes called Red Cloud's war.
Sitting Bull- Sitting Bull, a Sioux medicine man born in South Dakota, was among the Indians who refused to live on a reservation. Sitting Bull spiritually guided Crazy Horse, who defeted Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn---the most famouse battle during the War for the Black Hills.
Crazy Horse- Even as a young man, Crazy Horse was a legendary warrior. He
stole horses from the Crow Indians before he was thirteen, and
led his first war party before turning twenty. Crazy Horse earned his reputation among the Dakota Indians not only by his skill and daring in battle, but also by his fierce
determination to preserve his people's traditional way of life.