Pawnee Killer (born 1826) 890 Indian Census, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, M595_364, National Archives/ref> was a leader of the

Oglala 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, make up the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). A majority of the Oglala live o ...

. He also led a band of mixed Sioux-Cheyenne

Dog Soldiers The Dog Soldiers or Dog Men (Cheyenne: ''Hotamétaneo'o'') are historically one of six Cheyenne military societies. Beginning in the late 1830s, this society evolved into a separate, militaristic band that played a dominant role in Cheyenne re ...

during the US war against the Plains Indians. His name was derived from his exploits against the Pawnee, the traditional enemies of the Oglala and allies of the US government. He participated in the attack on Julesburg in Colorado and the

Fetterman Fight The Fetterman Fight, also known as the Fetterman Massacre or the Battle of the Hundred-in-the-Hands or the Battle of a Hundred Slain, was a battle during Red Cloud's War on December 21, 1866, between a confederation of the Lakota, Cheyenne, and ...

in Wyoming during Red Cloud's War. He also fought in the so-called

Kidder fight The Kidder Fight (or Kidder Massacre), of July 2, 1867 refers to a skirmish near what is now Goodland, Kansas involving a detachment of ten enlisted men and an Indian scout of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States), United States 2nd Cavalry un ...

in Kansas in 1867 and possibly the Battle of Beecher Island in 1868. After the end of the American-Sioux wars, he settled with his family at the

Pine Ridge Reservation The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ( lkt, Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), also called Pine Ridge Agency, is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located entirely within the U.S. state of South Dakota. Originally included within the territory of the Grea ...

of the Red Cloud Agency in Nebraska. Little is known of his later life although he is listed on the reservation's census records, as a head of household, until June 1895.

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