Balance And Power The Lakota Expansion

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Balance and Power: The Lakota Expansion The outstanding power of the Lakotas against other tribes and the settlers is said to be caused by the numbers and superior organization skills of the Lakota. But that is only half of the reason for the Lakotas’ power. The Lakotas succeeded partly because other tribes failed. When horse culture first came to the plains, the Lakotas were in fact in a state of crisis and not powerful at all. The bison were disappearing from Lakota lands, and they sought to expand westward, but there were several tribes that stood in their way. The Lakotas were able to steal and buy enough horses eventually that they could have considerable mounted military power. Along with this, the Lakota also can attribute their victories

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