The Battlefield Detectives video was quite informative. But what comes to my mind while watching it is the mindset of the 2 sides. The indians were protecting their homes, their homeland. Their very way of life was at stake. Imagine the anger and hatred inside the warriors as they fought their battles. Plus, the indian culture honored warrior behavior. The warriors grew up with an offensive idea. Counting coup and collecting scalps was a completely different culture from what the soldiers grew up with.
I try to imagine myself if my family, my loved ones, my way of life was in jeopardy from another people. I can understand the trauma the detectives found on the bones of the soldiers. I would have done the same thing.
The Little Big Horn was not just a battle of numbers. It was a battle of cultures. Unfortunately for the tribes, the numbers eventually won out.