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Chief Red Cloud. Oglala Lakota. 1890s. Photo by D.F.Barry. Red Cloud (Lakota: Maȟpíya Lúta) (born 1822 – December 10, 1909) was one of the most important leaders of the Oglala Lakota from 1868 to 1909. He was one of the most capable Native American opponents whom the United States Army faced in its mission to occupy the western territories, defeating the United States during Red Cloud's War, which was a fight over control of the Powder River Country in northeastern Wyoming and southern Montana.


Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is located in Arizona, immediately south of the Utah state line.