The Crow chief Plenty Coups. He saw the strength of the chickadee and how it survived. He chose survival for his people over an endless war with an enemy of ever growing numbers. It became the end of their history but they forged a new history thanks to his efforts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plenty_Coups
“When the buffalo went away the hearts of my people fell to the ground,” he said, “and they could not lift them up again. After this nothing happened.” from Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation. by Johnathan Lear
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