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Copyrighted by Minnehaha Co. Hist. Soc., 1931.
CHIEF SPOTTED TAIL AND WIFE
(WAR SHIRT PURCHASE EDITION)
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Chief William Spotted Tail, Brule Sioux In-
dian, born at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, in 1857.
As a youthful warrior he engaged in warfare
against U.S. troops, but in the last Sioux out-
break, in South Dakota, in 1890-91, he served
as a scout for the Government. As mediator be-
tween the Government and the Indians he in-
duced a large part of the Brules to quit the "war
path" and to return to their homes; in this cap-
acity his greatness and fairness were recognized
by both his own people and the U. S. Govern-
ment-both recognizing him as Chief. As such
he took an active part in the final settlement
of the famous Black Hills claims, in which his
people won, representing them as a delegate to
Washington.
He died February 14th, 1931, following a
speech in which he admonished his people to
follow peaceful pursuits as a means to their
progress.
His son, Stephen Spotted Tail, an ex-service
man, seems inclined to follow the example of
his father and is a high type of young Indian
manhood. His home is near Rosebud, S. Dak.
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