Washita River, near present-day Cheyenne, Oklahoma
Cause of death
Gunshot wound
Nationality
Southern Cheyenne
Known for
Colorado War Sand Creek massacre Treaty of Medicine Lodge Battle of Washita River †
Title
Tribal chief
Black Kettle (Cheyenne: Mo'ohtavetoo'o)[1] (c. 1803 – November 27, 1868) was a leader of the Southern Cheyenne during the American Indian Wars. Born to the Northern Só'taeo'o / Só'taétaneo'o band of the Northern Cheyenne in the Black Hills of present-day South Dakota,[2] he later married into the Wotápio / Wutapai band (one mixed Cheyenne-Kiowa band with Lakota Sioux origin) of the Southern Cheyenne.
Black Kettle is often remembered as a peacemaker who accepted treaties with the U.S. government to protect his people. On November 27, 1868, while attempting to escape the Battle of Washita River with his wife, he was shot and killed by soldiers of the U.S. 7th Cavalry.
^Mo'ôhtavetoo'o in the current orthography. See Cheyenne Names Archived September 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine by Wayne Leman.
^"Sand Creek Massacre Timeline 1800-1859". kclonewolf.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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