Standing Bear (in Lakota, Mató Nájin) was a Minneconjou Lakota. He is also referred to as Stephen Standing Bear. Standing Bear is perhaps best known for his artwork, including illustrating the 1932 edition of ''

Black Elk Speaks ''Black Elk Speaks'' is a 1932 book by John G. Neihardt, an American poet and writer, who relates the story of Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota medicine man. Black Elk spoke in Lakota and Black Elk's son, Ben Black Elk, who was present during the tal ...

''. Accessed through Academic Search Complete. Standing Bear was born in 1859. His father died when he was four, and he lived with his mother, sister, grandparents, and uncle. He was part of the

Battle of Little Big Horn The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Nor ...

, attending the Sun Dance before the battle. His wife and baby daughter were killed at the Battle of Wounded Knee, a massacre in 1890. He was on tour with ''

Buffalo Bill's Wild West William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in ...

'' at the time, in Vienna. During the tour, he met Louise, who he would later marry. Louise and her parents later immigrated to the United States, living at the Pine Ridge Reservation. His mixed marriage faced criticism. He died in 1933. Artist

Arthur Amiotte Arthur Douglas Amiotte (Wanblí Ta Hócoka Washté or Good Eagle Center) (born 1942) is an Oglala Lakota American painter, collage artist, educator, and author.Lester, 14 Biography Arthur Amiotte was born on March 25, 1942, in Pine Ridge, Sout ...

is one of his great grandsons.{{cite news , last1=Smith , first1=Elaine , title=How a firsthand account of the Battle of Little Big Horn made its way home from Brampton to South Dakota , url=https://www.bramptonguardian.com/whatson-story/10603708-how-a-firsthand-account-of-the-battle-of-little-big-horn-made-its-way-home-from-brampton-to-south-dakota/ , access-date=21 June 2022 , work=The Brampton Guardian , publisher=Torstar , date=8 April 2022 , location=Brampton ON

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1859 births 1933 deaths Native American drawing artists Oglala people People from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota