Lame White Man
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Lame White Man, or Ve'ho'enohnenehe, was a Cheyenne
battle chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876 and was killed there. He was also known as Bearded Man (to the Lakota) and Mad Hearted Wolf ("Hahk o ni"). He was the husband of Twin Woman and father to Red Hat and Crane Woman.
During the battle he wore a captured cavalry jacket found tied to the cantle of a saddle. Later a Miniconjou
Lakota warrior (believed to be Little Crow) mistook him for an Indian scout and killed him before he could realize his mistake. He was the only Cheyenne chief to die at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
One of the red granite memorial stones at the Little Bighorn Battlefield was erected in his honor on Memorial Day
, 1999.
Cheyenne
Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taeo'o and the Tsétsêhéstâhese .The Cheyenne are thought to have branched off other tribes of Algonquian stock inhabiting lands...
battle chief who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876 and was killed there. He was also known as Bearded Man (to the Lakota) and Mad Hearted Wolf ("Hahk o ni"). He was the husband of Twin Woman and father to Red Hat and Crane Woman.
During the battle he wore a captured cavalry jacket found tied to the cantle of a saddle. Later a Miniconjou
Miniconjou
The Miniconjou are a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the Lakota Sioux, who formerly inhabited an area from the Black Hills in South Dakota to the Platte River. The contemporary population lives mostly in west-central South Dakota...
Lakota warrior (believed to be Little Crow) mistook him for an Indian scout and killed him before he could realize his mistake. He was the only Cheyenne chief to die at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
One of the red granite memorial stones at the Little Bighorn Battlefield was erected in his honor on Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
, 1999.
External links
- Friends of the Little Big Horn , info about the battlefield.
- Ghosts on the Little Bighorn (Archived 2009-10-31) , Must have subscription to MSN Encarta, but a very good article from National Geographic.