The indigenous Lakota people of North America once thrived as woodland farmers and hunter-gatherers before colonization forced them from their homeland. They eventually redirected their lives toward the plains, and remade themselves into a commanding force.
The Lakota Empire expanded across a massive area that threatened the interests of the ever-growing United States. But while the empire once spanned a vast area of the Western United States, it is now a shadow of what it once was. So, what happened to this proud indigenous community? Click on to find out.