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I have noticed your contributions to articles related to the Oglala Lakota they show that you have a great deal of knowledge about these topics. However it is important that you state the sources of your additions so that other editors can verify them. New content that cannot be verified by reliable sources can be deleted at any time. You can learn more about citation style and use of sources on wikipedia by reading Wikipedia:Reliable sources and Wikipedia:Verifiability. Enjoy your editing and we look forward to see many more contributions form your hand.·Maunus· ·ƛ· 09:02, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

NA Leaders At LBH

Hello Ephraim I just wanted to drop by and express my appreciation for your contribution of the names of Lakota and Cheyenne leaders at LBH. It gives the article more proportion and balance (even thougnb the number of extensive lists was one of the factors that failed the article's GA nomination - I actually like the way the article as evolved [and have contributed to it significantly myself]).

I do have a query in addition. You have listed Two Moon(s) {I've seen it translated both ways] alone for the Northern Cheyenne. My query is this - most NA accounts of the battle point to the significance of Cheyenne Lame White Man, who was reported by them to have said something to the effect of "Come on! We can kill all these soldiers!" as he charged into the Deep Ravine, killed several soldiers, and rode out (no small feat of horsemanship, if you've seen the battlefield) before being struck in the back and killed by a bullet. He was followed into and above the ravine by other Cheyenne warriors, who destroyed the group of 25-40 soldiers trapped there by the fact they could not see it until they were in it and their large mounts could not negotiate the steep sides.

Despite the fact that the article mentions a current theory that this was the last action in the Custer sector of the battlefield - earlier and other NA accounts have suggested that it was this charge by Lame White Man (or this part of a general charge) that actually initiated the dissolution and collapse of the Custer battalion.

I see on your user page that you have considerable background in the ethnology and history of Northern Plains tribal groups. I know a bit about the organization of Cheyenne society - the difference between a "war" chief from the warrior societies like the Dog Soldiers and peace leaders - but not enough to say whether or not Lame White Man merits inclusion on your list. I'd value your opinion on that. Sensei48 (talk) 02:29, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Great Sioux War of 1876-77

Hi! I am part of WikiProject Wyoming and I saw a few of your edits pop up on our watchlist lately. I am rather excited to see somebody with serious knowledge about the Plains Indian conflicts editing these articles as I have lamented their state for quite some time. While I can read a book with the best of them, I am at best an armchair historian, and not a very good one at that. But I do have some knowledge of the ways of Wikipedia, so I will try to help where I can. For starters, I noticed that we have three articles that describe the Great Sioux War of 1876 - Powder River Expeditions, Black Hills War and Great Sioux War of 1876-77. I think we should consolidate the three articles and redirect them all to Great Sioux War of 1876-77 when it is ready. We can then use that article as an overview of the War and link to the individual battle pages for more information. Before we do anything rash, I thought I would check in with you to see what your plans are for Great Sioux War of 1876-77. Thanks. CosmicPenguin (Talk) 00:46, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Have something shiny!!

Just a note to let you know your work is noticed and appreciated! My area of interest is the history of the United States Army between the Civil War and World War I, which overlaps on occasion with what you've been doing, so I have run across your name in various places. I just thought I should say howdy and leave a token of gratitude. I hope to run into you again. Keep it up!! Ejosse1 (talk) 14:52, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Thanks, Ephraim3, for expanding Wikipedia's coverage of the history of the United States Army by creating the article Department of Dakota. Ejosse1 (talk) 14:52, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

Touch the Clouds

If you get a chance, can you stop by Talk:Touch the Clouds and give your expert opinion? There is some question as to if Touch the Clouds was at Little Bighorn. Everything I can see says that he was not (according to Camp and Cheyenne River Agency records), but I am lacking real references to advance the point. I understand that it is of intense pride to claim that one's descendant fought at Little Bighorn, so I want to make sure that it is well referenced. Thanks! CosmicPenguin (Talk) 17:01, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

I just nominated the now greatly improved article Good Article, so, just to inform you. J.B. (talk) 11:28, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

PS: You are doing a great job contributing to the article! Since you started editing it, the quality has been greatly improved and the article has become almost twice as long as it used to be. If the article passes GA the credit will be all yours. Cheers! J.B. (talk) 14:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Chief Gall

Chief Gall is said to have weighed 300 lbs. First of all: where is the source for that? Then: how tall was he, that is not mentioned. Jouke Bersma _{Contributions} 08:23, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Touch the Clouds

Please come on over to Touch the Clouds for the GA review. There has been a bit of horseplay apparently with the article, but I think we can salvage everything.

Any help appreciated.

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Proposed deletion of Encouraging Bear

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Nomination of Encouraging Bear for deletion

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