At the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25-26, 1876, Arikara and Crow U.S. scouts fought and died, and Arapaho, Cheyenne, Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota warriors and leaders remembered the battle as a defense of their people, land, and way of life. The remembrance names many ancestors from these nations, recalls Crow and Arikara scouting service, and preserves Native words about courage, sacrifice, and long conflict with the Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho on one side and the U.S. Army on the other. Cheyenne accounts connect the battle to General George Armstrong Custer’s 1869 promise after the Washita Battle that he would not fight the Cheyenne again, and to warnings that treachery would bring destruction to him and his command. Lakota remembrance honors leaders including Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, recounts Sitting Bull’s Sundance vision in early June 1876, and says the battle was fought because the United States wanted the Black Hills and its natural resources. These memories honor the fallen, praise bravery on both sides, and present the struggle as an effort to protect sacred traditions, homeland, and future generations.