# Gall — A Cycle of the West character guide

> Gall in A Cycle of the West by John G. Neihardt.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0037-xii-high-noon-on-the-little-horn

## Who they are

A Hunkpapa Lakota war chief who fights at the Little Bighorn.

## In the story

### [The Song of the Indian Wars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/the-song-of-the-indian-wars)

Listed alongside Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull as a leader of the Sioux, his name is like 'a wind of many battle cries.'

### [III: The Council on the Powder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/iii-the-council-on-the-powder)

Named as one of the prominent warriors at the council.

### [VIII: The Yellow God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/viii-the-yellow-god)

Included with Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull as a chief guiding the people on the Tongue and Powder.

### [X: The Sun Dance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/x-the-sun-dance)

His battle cries are likened to a wind; he is among the leaders massing.

### [The Seventh Marches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/xi-the-seventh-marches)

Fights alongside Crazy Horse at the Rosebud, later joins the gathering at the Greasy Grass.

### [XIII: The Twilight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/xiii-the-twilight)

Mentioned as having vanished with Crazy Horse's multitude, later defeated and driven away.

### [XIV: The Death of Crazy Horse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/xiv-the-death-of-crazy-horse)

Mentioned as a destination for Joseph's flight.

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