▁dam aged ▁trib al ▁aut onomy . ▁As ▁long ▁as ▁b ison ▁hunting ▁went ▁on , ▁inter t rib al ▁war fare ▁was ▁om ni present . ▁ ▁L oss ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁disput es ▁over ▁the ▁hunting ▁grounds ▁ ▁The ▁Ki ow as ▁have ▁an ▁early ▁history ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁present - day ▁Mont ana ▁and ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁Here ▁they ▁fought ▁the ▁Che y ennes , ▁" who ▁challeng ed ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁h unt ▁buff alo ". ▁Later , ▁the ▁Ki ow as ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁south ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Com anche , ▁when ▁" the ▁Lak ota ▁( T eton ▁Si oux ) ▁drove ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Hills ▁territory ". ▁ ▁The ▁A rap aho ▁considered ▁the ▁Black ▁Hills , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁their ▁country . ▁Know ing ▁how ▁the ▁numerous ▁Si oux ▁entered ▁the ▁pla ins ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁expanded ▁west ward , ▁Chief ▁Black ▁Co al ▁explained ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁" In ▁the ▁first ▁place , ▁they ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁Missouri ▁River ▁and ▁reached ▁this ▁place , ▁and ▁now ▁they ▁have ▁got ▁up ▁this ▁far , ▁and ▁they ▁claim ▁all ▁this ▁land ." ▁ ▁The ▁B rule ▁Lak ota ▁turned ▁south ▁and ▁" dro ve ▁all ▁the ▁southern ▁tribes ▁from ▁the ▁best ▁hunting ▁grounds ▁in ▁the ▁sand hill ▁of ▁Neb r aska ". ▁War riors ▁guard ed ▁this ▁new ▁territory ▁and ▁other ▁rich ▁game ▁land . ▁ ▁In ▁present - day