Many of the Lakota had surrendered at…

Many of the Lakota had surrendered at the various agencies along the Missouri River or in northwestern Nebraska, but Sitting Bull had led a large contingent across the international border into Canada.

General Terry had been part of a delegation sent to negotiate with the bands, hoping to persuade them to surrender and return to the United States, but they had refused.

Not until the buffalo were seriously depleted and troubles had begun to surface with other native tribes in Canada, did they finally return.

In 1880–81, most of the Lakota from Canada surrender at Fort Keogh and ...