5 Quotes From Chief Red Cloud – Sioux
Look at me – I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches, but we want to train our children right. Riches will do us...
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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Crazy Horse Lakota Warrior
Crazy Horse is a legendary Lakota Man who walked this earth in the late 1800s. His name is still very well known as his legend lives on through the years after his demise. Let’s...
10 Quotes From a Sioux Chief That Will Make You Question Everything About Our Society
Luther Standing Bear (December 1868 – February 20, 1939) was an Oglala Lakota chief notable in American history as a Native American author, educator, philosopher, and actor of the twentieth century. Standing Bear fought to preserve Lakota heritage and sovereignty and was...
Black Coal (Wo’óoseinee’)Northern Arapaho Chief
Black Coal (Wo’óoseinee’)(~1840-1893) was a chief of the Northern Arapaho responsible for transitioning his people from a free-roaming lifestyle to a life on the reserve. He earned his unusual name by rolling in black...
Chief Iron Tail (1842-May 29, 1916) Oglala Lakota
Chief Iron Tail (1842-May 29, 1916), was an Oglala Lakota Chief and a star performer with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. Iron Tail was one of the most famous Native American celebrities of the late...
Kicking Bear aka: Matȟó Wanáȟtake ( 1846? – 1904)
Kicking Bear, also known as Matȟó Wanáȟtaka, was a Lakota Sioux spiritual leader and a key figure in the Ghost Dance movement of 1890. He was born around 1846 near Pine Ridge, in what...
Lone Wolf the Elder (Gui-pah-gho) (ca.1820–1879)
Lone Wolf the Elder (Gui-pah-gho) (ca.1820–1879) was the last Principal Chief of the Kiowa tribe. He should not be confused with Lone Wolf II, a nephew named Mamay-day-te, nor Lone Wolf III, a young...
Moving Robe Woman, a Hunkpapa (Sitting Bull’s branch of the Sioux)
THERE WERE FEMALE WARRIORS TOO: Shown here is Moving Robe Woman, a Hunkpapa (Sitting Bull’s branch of the Sioux). INSP explains: Moving Robe Woman was no stranger to battle. At age 17, she took...
Origin of the Buffalo A Cheyenne Legend
Long ago, a tribe of Cheyenne hunters lived at the head of a rushing stream, which eventually emptied into a large cave. Because of the great need for a new food supply for his...
Quanah Parker – The Last Chief of the Comanche
Born in 1845 to Comanche chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parker was the last chief to the Kwhandi band. His mother was captured by the Comanche when she was 9 years old and had...
