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TIL that the Crow tribe supported the United States in their war against the Lakota, their enemies. They mourned the death of Custer and his men, and it was said that the people of the tribe could only sleep peacefully without fear of Lakota attacks after the final defeat of the Lakota.

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TIL that the Crow tribe supported the United States in their war against the Lakota, their enemies. They mourned the death of Custer and his men, and it was said that the people of the tribe could only sleep peacefully without fear of Lakota attacks after the final defeat of the Lakota.

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