Timeline of events -- Principals to the story -- Fort Yates, North Dakota -- The northern plains -- Minnesota River Valley Uprising -- Powder River War -- Papa Sapa -- The 1876 Yellowstone Campaign -- Soldiers falling upside down -- Reaction and retaliation -- In search of Indians -- Northern sanctuary -- The making of an outlier -- Surrender at Buford -- POW at Fort Randall -- On the reservation -- Chief on tour (Standing Rock Star) -- Obstructionist -- Bait and switch legislation -- Ghost Dance and disobedience -- White squaw -- The plot -- Arrest at Grand River -- The report -- Burial -- Afterword.