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White Antelope (Cheyenne: Wōkaī hwō'kō mǎs; [1] [a] c. 1789 – November 29, 1864) was a chief of the Southern Cheyenne. He was known for his advocacy of peace between white Americans living in the Great Plains until his killing at the Sand Creek massacre .
The Sand Creek massacre (also known as the Chivington massacre, the battle of Sand Creek or the massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of the Third Colorado Cavalry [5] under the command of U.S. Volunteers Colonel John Chivington attacked and destroyed a ...
White Antelope (Cheyenne chief), c. 1789 - 1864, killed in the Sand Creek massacre This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 13:51 (UTC). Text is ...
Smith in 1921 Chief John Smith Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society. It is thought that Smith was born between 1822 and 1826. [citation needed] Some sources place his birth as early as 1787, which would have made him 137 years old when he died of pneumonia on February 6, 1922. [1]
Black Kettle (Cheyenne: Mo'ohtavetoo'o) [1] (c. 1803 – November 27, 1868) was a leader of the Southern Cheyenne during the American Indian Wars.Born to the Northern Só'taeo'o / Só'taétaneo'o band of the Northern Cheyenne in the Black Hills of present-day South Dakota, [2] he later married into the Wotápio / Wutapai band (one mixed Cheyenne-Kiowa band with Lakota Sioux origin) of the ...
Running Antelope or Tȟatȟóka Íŋyaŋke (c. 1821–1896) became a head chief of the Húŋkpapȟa in 1851. Known for his bravery in war, and skills in oratory and diplomacy, Running Antelope was one of four Huŋkpapȟa principal chiefs who acted as close advisors to Sitting Bull during the Plains Indian Wars. [ 2 ]
The endangered eastern bongo species, a type of antelope, became one calf safer from extinction after a recent Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens birth. What's a bongo? Think antelope with stripes.
John Two Guns White Calf (also known as John Two Guns and John Whitecalf Two Guns [1]) (1872–1934 [2] [3]) was a chief of the Piegan Blackfeet in Montana. He was born near Fort Benton, Montana , and was the adopted son of Chief White Calf. [ 1 ]