- scale ▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁P aw ne e ▁never ▁re built ▁it . ▁More ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁inhabitants ▁lost ▁their ▁lives , ▁including ▁Chief ▁Blue ▁Co at . ▁ ▁The ▁otherwise ▁numerous ▁Small ▁Rob es ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁P ieg an ▁Black foot ▁lost ▁influence ▁and ▁some ▁self - re liance ▁after ▁a ▁severe ▁River ▁Crow ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁moving ▁camp ▁at ▁" Mount ains ▁on ▁Both ▁S ides " ▁( J ud ith ▁G ap , ▁Mont ana ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁" The ir ▁days ▁of ▁great ness ▁were ▁over ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁an ▁O ma ha ▁deleg ation ▁visited ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁It ▁would ▁" request ▁the ▁federal ▁government ' s ▁protection ". ▁Five ▁different ▁Indian ▁nations ▁ra ided ▁the ▁O ma ha . ▁ ▁Spirit ual ▁effects ▁ ▁During ▁b ison ▁days , ▁spiritual ▁leaders ▁were ▁killed , ▁cer emon ies ▁dist urbed ▁and ▁medicine ▁bund les ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁enemy . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Nu pt adi ▁Mand an ▁village ▁was ▁set ▁ab la ze ▁around ▁ 1 7 8 5 , ▁" the ▁Old ▁Woman ▁Who ▁Never ▁Dies ▁bundle - owner ▁was ▁killed ▁def ending ▁his ▁l odge ▁and ▁his ▁bund les ▁which ▁were ▁burn ed ." ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁vital ▁bundle ▁to ▁the ▁corn ▁growing ▁Mand ans , ▁since ▁it ▁ens ured ▁rain ▁and ▁promised ▁good ▁cro ps . ▁The ▁t urt le ▁drums