Elk (surname)
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Elk is a surname, derived from Native-American names whose multi-word translations into English end in "Elk
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Those bearing the surname include:
Elk
The Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...
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Those bearing the surname include:
- Big ElkBig ElkBig Elk, also known as Ontopanga , was a principal chief of the Omaha tribe for many years on the upper Missouri River. He is notable for his oration delivered at the funeral of Black Buffalo in 1813....
(c. 1765–1846), American Omaha leader - John Elk (fl. 1880s), plaintiff in Elk v. WilkinsElk v. WilkinsElk v. Wilkins, , was a United States Supreme Court case.John Elk, a Native American was born on an Indian reservation and subsequently moved to non-reservation U.S. territory, Omaha, Nebraska, where he renounced his former tribal allegiance and claimed citizenship by virtue of the Citizenship Clause...
- Black ElkBlack ElkHeȟáka Sápa was a famous Wičháša Wakȟáŋ of the Oglala Lakota . He was Heyoka and a second cousin of Crazy Horse.-Life:...
(c. 1863–1950), American Oglala leader & author
See also
- Anne Elk, fictional character in "Anne Elk's Theory on BrontosaurusesAnne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses"Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses" is a sketch from the thirty-first Monty Python's Flying Circus episode, "The All-England Summarize Proust Competition"....
", in a Monty Python episode