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Wooden Leg
Kâhamâxéveóhtáhe
Personal details
Bornc. 1858
In the Black Hills, near the Cheyenne River
Died1940 (~82 years old)
RelationsElder brothers: Strong Wind Blowing and Yellow Hair, younger brother: Twin), elder sister: Crooked Nose, younger sister: Fingers Woman).
Parent(s)Many Bullet Wounds (also called White Buffalo Shaking off the Dust) and Eagle Feather on the Forehead
Known forFought at the Battle of Little Bighorn; also known for walking long distances
NicknameEats from His Hand

Wooden Leg (Cheyenne Kâhamâxéveóhtáhe)[1][2] (c. 1858–1940) was a Northern Cheyenne warrior who fought against Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.[3]

  1. ^ after modern Northern Cheyenne orthography. See Cheyenne Dictionary Archived 2007-10-20 at the Wayback Machine by Fisher, Leman, Pine, Sanchez.
  2. ^ Kum-mok-quiv-vi-ok-ta in Marquis 1931, pg. 3
  3. ^ Perrottet, Tony (April 2005). "Little Bighorn Reborn". Smithsonian Magazine. Washington DC: 2.

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