Early Cheyenne History In the mid-17th century a core assemblage of blood-kin groups which would later coalesce into the Cheyenne tribe had been established for many years on the headwaters of the St. Peter's (now the Minnesota) River, between Lac Qui Parle and Lake Traverse, in present southwest Minnesota. Where they had been previously, and for how long, is a matter of speculation. In 1680 La Salle reported that he had been visited at Ft. Crevecoeur in northern Illino...
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Stuhr Museum News Plains Indian Art Ledger by Karen M. Keehr Curator of Research
At the encouragement of his father, Charles W. Jackson began a journal in 1867 as a way to improve his writing so he could get a better paying job. Jackson lived the typical life of a young man struggling to survive in New York City. Continuously seeking better employment, Jackson searched for the means to support hims...
Read More Download PDFElk Head's Story of the Battle: A Brule Sioux's account of the Battle of the Rosebud, as told to William J. Bordeaux, who also translated.
Note: Elk Head's story of the battle as to the incidents that took place at the upper end of the village, the best account that I have, was given to me by Elk Head and others who have verified his version.
"Our two separate bands composed of Hunkpahpahs and Minnikanwojues met and engaged a body of troops who had arrived within sight ...
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