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Oliver Red Cloud (1919–2013) [21] (son of Charles Red Cloud), leader of the Oglala Lakota (1979–2013). [22] He was a fourth-generation direct descendant of Red Cloud. He was a Speaker of the traditional Lakota Sioux Nation and a chairman of the Black Hills Sioux Nation Treaty Council.
Elwood Alfred Towner (c. 1897 – October 6, 1954), [1] [2] who also adopted the title of Chief Red Cloud, was an American attorney, tribal advocate, and antisemitic speaker. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A mixed-race Native American Hupa [ 5 ] from Portland, Oregon , [ 3 ] Towner was active as a speaker during the late 1930s, making speeches throughout the ...
In 1861, the undermanned garrison of Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory attempts to keep the peace with the Sioux Nation led by Chief Red Cloud. As part the Treaty with the Indians, the United States government pays Red Cloud in gold to keep the peace and support his people.
A war chief of the Lakota, he took part in Red Cloud's War and Black Hills War. Red Cloud: 1822–1909 1860s–1890s Oglala Lakota: A chief of the Oglala Lakota, he was one of several Lakota leaders who opposed the American settlement of the Great Plains winning a short-lived victory against the U.S. Army during Red Cloud's War. Red Jacket: c ...
The engraving for the Native American on the 1899 United States five-dollar Silver was made from an 1872 image of Sioux Chief Tatoka-Inyanka (Running Antelope) captured by photographer Alexander Gardner. The chief is seen wearing an Indian peace medal featuring US President Andrew Johnson. He had a three feather headdress and his hair is ...
Sioux chief Running Antelope wearing a peace medal on the 1899 United States five-dollar Silver Certificate [3]. During the colonization of America, European nations issued the earliest peace medals to build alliances and negotiate with tribes, dating as far back as the seventeenth century. [1]
The Red Cloud Agency was the center of much activity during the Great Sioux War of 1876-77. In May 1877, Crazy Horse and allied leaders came with their people to the Red Cloud Agency for surrender. Following the killing of Crazy Horse, the agency was moved further west.
In 1860, Lieutenant Henry E. Maynadier, who later became the commandant at Fort Laramie, recognized Red Cloud as one of Old Chief Smoke's sons, a Wagluhe. Yet, in reality, whenever the Oglalas were seriously threatened, Red Cloud would become the de facto chief of the Ite Sica (Bad Faces). [8]