Ernie LaPointe, the great-grandson of legendary Chief Sitting Bull, shared history about the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn at the Monroe County Historical Museum in Michigan.

LaPointe said Lakota warriors didn't know they defeated General George Armstrong Custer until they found him dead at the battle scene in what is now Montana. He also said the attack was not an ambush on the Seventh Calvary.

“They weren't waiting for Custer to show up; they were celebrating the sun dance and enjoying a feast of antelope meat,” LaPointe said, The Detroit News reported. LaPointe said the attack began after a scout saw Custer's forces coming towards the tribal encampment.

The museum is located in Monroe, Custer's home.

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Sitting Bull descendant tells of battle (The Detroit News 10/6)