What is another name for the battle of little big horn?

Answer 1

The White American name of the river where the battle took place (The Little Bighorn) comes straight from its Crow name, Iisaxpúatahcheeaashe Aliakáate or Small Bighorn Sheep River - referring to the many bighorn sheep found in the area. Since the battle took place entirely on Crow land, this name is very appropriate.

The Crows called the battlefield site Ihkaléaxdaakua Alahaawíio - Where Child of the Morning Star Was Wiped Out. "Child of the Morning Star" was the Crow name for Lt Col Custer.

The Lakota Sioux and their allies prefer the name "Greasy Grass River", using it to mean the battlefield site (but of course it really means the entire course of the Little Bighorn).

The reason for this Lakota name for the river has never been explained, but the Crows apply the term Bikkaatashé (Greasy Grass) to the area of land between Lodge Grass and Rotten Grass Creek, some distance south of the battlefield.