For the Native American actress, see Molly Spotted Elk.
Spotted Elk
Heȟáka Glešká
Spotted Elk in 1888
Miniconjou, Lakota Sioux leader
Preceded by
Lone Horn (Heh-won-ge-chat or Ha-wón-je-tah – aka One Horn)
Personal details
Born
c. 1826
Died
December 29, 1890(1890-12-29) (aged 63–64) Wounded Knee Creek,Pine Ridge Indian Reservation(Lakota:Chankwe Opi Wakpala,Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke),South Dakota, U.S.
Cause of death
Killed at the Wounded Knee Massacre
Resting place
Wounded Knee Monument, Wounded Knee Creek
Parent
Lone Horn (father)
Nickname
Big Foot (Si Tȟaŋka)
Spotted Elk (Lakota: Uŋpȟáŋ Glešká, sometimes spelled OH-PONG-GE-LE-SKAH or Hupah Glešká: c. 1826 – ( 1890-12-29)December 29, 1890), was a chief of the Miniconjou, Lakota Sioux. He was a son of Miniconjou chief Lone Horn and became a chief upon his father's death. He was a highly renowned chief with skills in war and negotiations. A United States Army soldier, at Fort Bennett, coined the nickname Big Foot (Si Tȟáŋka) – not to be confused with Oglala Big Foot (also known as Ste Si Tȟáŋka and Chetan keah).[1][2]
In 1890, he was killed by the U.S. Army at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Chankwe Opi Wakpala,Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), South Dakota, USA with at least 150 members of his tribe, in what became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre.
^"Big Foot: Ste Si Tanka (Oglala)". American-tribes.com.
SpottedElk (Lakota: Uŋpȟáŋ Glešká, sometimes spelled OH-PONG-GE-LE-SKAH or Hupah Glešká: c. 1826 – ( 1890-12-29)December 29, 1890), was a chief of the...
November 17, 1903 – February 21, 1977), best known by her stage name Molly SpottedElk, was a Penobscot Indian dancer, actress, and writer who was born on the...
to escort SpottedElk and his band into Camp Cheyenne. SpottedElk said he would surrender the next day, with which Sumner agreed. SpottedElk instead led...
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many being the result of friendly fire. Calvin SpottedElk, direct descendant of Chief SpottedElk killed at Wounded Knee, launched a petition to rescind...
village of Wounded Knee. It was here, in 1890, that the followers of SpottedElk, another, earlier traditional leader, had been massacred by the United...
supposed son of the Minniconjou Lakota Sioux Lone Horn and brother of SpottedElk and Touch the Clouds called Roman Nose. Following the Sand Creek Massacre...
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