One Elk, a Hunkpapa Sioux warrior aged 24 in 1876, was one of Chief Black Moon’s camp police at the Battle of Little Big Horn and saw his leader shot dead in the early skirmishing with Reno’s command. In 1890, during the Ghost Dance uprising, One Elk was a...
Pemmican, an Oglala Sioux warrior in 1876, fought under He-Dog at the Battle of Little Big Horn, participating in boththe counterattack against Reno’s command and the final surround fo Custer’s immediate command. Although a comparative youngster, he...
Peter Bear Stop, a Minneconjou Sioux warrior, was only 12 years old in the 1876, but took part in the last stand action which climaxed the Battle of the Little Big Horn. His name, more accurately translated as Stops the Bear was inherited from his father, who had...
John Strange Owl, a Northern Cheyenne warrior in 1876, fought under Chief Old Man Coyote in the Battle of Little Big Horn. “I am ‘Tsis-tsis-tsas’ (Cheyenne). This is our land. We have been here many years. Nobody bothered us much until Long Hair...
Johnson Little Warrior, an Oglala Sioux member of Chief Big Road’s band, took part as an 11-year old apprentice warrior in the closing phases of the Battle of Little Big Horn. After witnessing the defeat and retreat of Reno’s command and the encirclement...
Jonas Holy Rock, an Oglala Sioux warrior in 1876, fought under Big Road and Crazy horse at the Battle of Little Big Horn, in which he captured five cavalry horses and counted two coups. In 1890, he served as a United States Army scout and had the reputation of being...
