Horse's Ghost was a

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Chief in Montana at the Fort Peck Indian Reservation who advocated for Native American rights with members of

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's administration.

Biography

In 1911 he went to Washington with Major

Charles B. Lohmiller Major Charles B. Lohmiller (circa 1867 – 21 June 1932) was also known as Hum-Pa-Zee (which is Sioux for "Yellow Shoes"). Biography He served as a Major at the Fort Peck Indian Agency that controlled the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Fort Pec ...

to advocate for

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with members of

's administration. In 1913 he took part in the National Reliability Tour sponsored by the

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References

20th-century Native American leaders Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes people Native American people from Montana {{NorthAm-native-bio-stub