. ♪ >> i am doniphan -- donovan sprague, i come from the lakota ise family and my tribal affiliation,m ,cion river sioux reservation , a veryacred bear butte spiritual place where not only lakota, but people of many american indian tribes and nationalities visited. aroundhe time period of 1800, we will say up to the win's as a time period, our henota and cheyenne -- are w lakota and cheyenne dominated this area. they moved with the buffalo and game, which supplied them with food, shelter, and everything that the people know was provided by the creator. spiritual,ificant you know, area. if you look at the bigger picture, you see bear butte surrounded by prairie, but the black hills are about 80 miles long. it is totally surrounded by prairie itself, so it just rises veryt of the prairie, unique area. very beautiful. very sacred. >> taking you back a few years to the fort laramie treaty signed in 1868, everything in the black hills was treaty land for native american community members. a few years later in 1874, the custer expedition cuts through on officiallls orders of seeking a passa