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 | | On January 9, 1879, the Cheyenne overpowered their guards and “broke out” of Fort Robinson, running to the safety of the nearby bluffs. |
 | | Before leaving for Fort Robinson to begin their 400-mile trek, the runners were taken to Medicine Deer Rock, a sacred site on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. |
 | | Their route took them from Fort Robinson, Nebraska to Hot Springs and Deadwood, South Dakota, then to Hammond, Montana and, finally, to the mass grave cemetery on a hill in Busby where all those killed during the “break out” are buried. |
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