Little Wound (c. 1835–Winter 1899;

Lakota Lakota may refer to: *Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes *Lakota language, the language of the Lakota peoples Place names In the United States: *Lakota, Iowa *Lakota, North Dakota, seat of Nelson County *Lakota ...

: Tȟaópi Čík’ala) was an

Oglala Lakota The Oglala (pronounced , meaning "to scatter one's own" in Lakota language) are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people who, along with the Dakota people, Dakota, make up the Sioux, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). A majority ...

chief. Following the death of his brother Bull Bear II in 1865 he became leader of the Kuinyan branch of the Kiyuksa band (Bear people).

Family

His father Chief Old Bull Bear, the chief of the Eastern Oglala (Kiyaska) from 1834 to 1841, was killed by

Red Cloud Red Cloud ( lkt, Maȟpíya Lúta, italic=no) (born 1822 – December 10, 1909) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota from 1868 to 1909. He was one of the most capable Native American opponents whom the United States Army faced in the western ...

near

Chugwater, Wyoming Chugwater is a town in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 175. History The Chugwater area, with its proximity to Fort Laramie, was visited by some of the earliest Western expeditions, includin ...

in the vicinity of

Fort Laramie Fort Laramie (founded as Fort William and known for a while as Fort John) was a significant 19th-century trading-post, diplomatic site, and military installation located at the confluence of the Laramie and the North Platte rivers. They joined ...

in 1841. Little Wound's grandfather was Stone Chief, and his son was George Little Wound.

Old Chief Smoke Old Chief Smoke (Lakota: Šóta, pronounced Sho-tah) (October 1774 – September 1864) was an original Oglala Sioux head chief. Accomplishments Chief Smoke was a great horse capturer and great warrior in his youth. He achieved military acco ...

(1774—1864) took Little Wound's younger brother, Young Bull Bear III and raised him in the Smoke household awhile after his father Old Bull Bear was killed in 1841. Chief Little Wound, Ogalalla Sioux - DPLA - 970820fa15772e5ab5ff27d9fd78a176

Chief Little Wound, Ogalalla Sioux - DPLA - 970820fa15772e5ab5ff27d9fd78a176

Warfare

Little Wound was present at the battle of

Massacre Canyon The Massacre Canyon battle took place in Nebraska on August 5, 1873 near the Republican River. It was one of the last hostilities between the Pawnee and the Sioux (or Lakota) and the last battle/massacre between Great Plains Indians in North Ame ...

on August 5, 1873, in Hitchcock County,

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. It was one of the last battles between the

Pawnee Pawnee initially refers to a Native American people and its language: * Pawnee people * Pawnee language Pawnee is also the name of several places in the United States: * Pawnee, Illinois * Pawnee, Kansas * Pawnee, Missouri * Pawnee City, Nebraska * ...

and the

Sioux The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin (; Dakota language, Dakota: Help:IPA, /otʃʰeːtʰi ʃakoːwĩ/) are groups of Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribes and First Nations in Canada, First Nations peoples in North America. The ...

and the last large scale battle between Native American tribes in the area of the present day United States of America. At an Indian scout reorganization at

Red Cloud Agency The Red Cloud Agency was an Indian agency for the Oglala Lakota as well as the Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho, from 1871 to 1878. It was located at three different sites in Wyoming Territory and Nebraska before being moved to South Dakota. It w ...

in 1877 the Oglalas formed the majority of Company B, to whose leadership Little Wound was promoted as first sergeant. Major chiefs

Young Man Afraid of His Horses Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses 'Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi''(1836 – July 13, 1893), also translated as His-Horses-Are-Afraid and ''They-Fear-Even-His-Horses'', was a chief of the Oglala Sioux. Commonly misinterpreted, his name means ''They fear ...

Yellow Bear Yellow Bear, ''Mato Ǧí'' ( 1844–1913), was an Oglala Lakota leader. The first Yellow Bear The first Yellow Bear was a prominent headman among the Tapisleca Tiyóšpaye (translated as the Spleen or Melt Band), one of the major divisions of the ...

and

American Horse American Horse ( lkt, Wašíčuŋ Tȟašúŋke) (a/k/a "American Horse the Younger") (1840 – December 16, 1908) was an Oglala Lakota chief, statesman, educator and historian. American Horse is notable in American history as a U.S. Army Indian S ...

served as his sergeants. Because of that he became a political opponent to

Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( lkt, Tȟašúŋke Witkó, italic=no, , ; 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by wh ...

as well as

at the

and Camp Robinson agency, and he was not among the ones Crazy Horse tried to elect for a journey to Washington the same fall. Eventually he joined the delegation to Washington which is where the photo on the right was taken.''Crazy Horse : a Lakota life'', Kingsley M. Bray, Norman, University of Oklahoma press, 2006. (Civilisation of the American Indian series, p. 315, 329 and 332.

Notes

References

* Sandoz, Mari and

Vine Deloria Jr. Vine Victor Deloria Jr. (March 26, 1933 – November 13, 2005, Standing Rock Sioux) was an author, theologian, historian, and activist for Native American rights. He was widely known for his book '' Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto ...

''Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas.'' Bison Books, 2008 .

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