ides ▁could ▁be ▁cut ▁to ▁pieces ▁and ▁tip i ▁pol es ▁broken . ▁Organ ized ▁b ison ▁hun ts ▁and ▁camp ▁moves ▁were ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁enemy , ▁and ▁village ▁Indians ▁had ▁to ▁fle e ▁their ▁homes . ▁ ▁Si oux ▁Indians ▁burn ed ▁a ▁village ▁of ▁Nu pt adi ▁Mand ans ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Other ▁villages ▁of ▁the ▁Mand an , ▁H id ats a ▁and ▁A rik ara ▁destroyed ▁either ▁completely ▁or ▁partially ▁in ▁Indian ▁attacks ▁are ▁two ▁H id ats a ▁villages ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁Mit ut anka ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁and ▁Like - a - F ish hook ▁Village ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁three ▁tribes ▁would ▁rout in ely ▁ask ▁the ▁U . S . ▁army ▁for ▁assistance ▁against ▁stronger ▁Indian ▁powers ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁inter t rib al ▁war fare ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁E igh teen ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁prominent ▁Pon cas ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁surprise ▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁" including ▁the ▁famous ▁Sm oke - maker ". ▁At ▁a ▁stroke , ▁the ▁small ▁tribe ▁stood ▁without ▁any ▁experienced ▁leaders . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁the ▁Pon cas ▁lost ▁two ▁chief s ▁when ▁a ▁combined ▁group ▁of ▁Indian ▁enemies ▁charged ▁a ▁hunting ▁camp . ▁ ▁Half ▁a ▁P aw ne e ▁village ▁was ▁set ▁ab la ze ▁during ▁a ▁large