Wright, '58, Publishes Manuscript that Analyzes Great Sioux War

18 Feb 2016    

Charles Wright, '58, has been working on his manuscript, Law at Little Big Horn, for eight years. The book details the the conspiracy between President Grant and Generals Sherman and Sheridan to use the Army to attack and forcibly remove the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians from their treaty lands located north of the North Platte River and east of the Bighorn Mountains. 

Wright analyzes the legal backdrop of the Great Sioux War, asking the hard questions of how treaties were honored and how the US government failed to abide by its sovereign word. Until now, little attention has been focused on how the events leading up to and during the Battle of Little Big Horn violated American Law. Wright is the first to investigate the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the United States' campaign against the American Indians. 

Born and raised in western Nebraska, Charles Wright is a retired lawyer who spent fifty year practicing in Nebraska and Colorado. He has long been associated with Indian rights and has funded scholarships and organized a mentoring program for promising Indian students from recognized tribes to attend law school.