John Sitting Bull, adopted deaf-mute son of the famed Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, was 14 years of age in 1876 and fought bravely, if briefly, in the early phases of the battle. At Wounded Knee in 1890, his rifle fired accidentally before he could surrender it...
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...
Fred Belt, a Hunkpapa Sioux follower of Sitting Bull in 1876, fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn under Chief Black Moon. A Ghost Dancer in 1890, Belt narrowly missed becoming a casualty at the Massacre of Wounded Knee when his band was briefly lost in the South...
Chief Joseph Black Horn, a minor band chief of the oglala Sioux, fought under Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Big Horn at age 15. In the action against Custer’s command he captured two cavalry horses. In 1890, when he attempted to visit relative at Wounded...
