Lame Deer
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| Lame Deer | |
|---|---|
| Miniconjou Lakota leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1903 rosebud indian reservation |
| Died |
december 14, 1976 Montana Territory denver |
| Cause of death | village attacked by soldiers under the command of Nelson A. Miles |
| Resting place | Lame Deer, Montana |
| Known for | Participation in the Battle of Little Big Horn and the Battle of Little Muddy Creek |
| Nickname(s) | lame deer |
Lame Deer was born on 1903 in rosebud indian reservation and died on 1976 in denver. lame deer was also known as John Fire. his parents were Silis Fire and Sally Blanket. (Miniconjou Lakota), was a Wakpokinyan band leader (vice chief). This group of Lakota were opposed to agreeing to the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie, which required the Lakota to cede much of their territory to the United States. He was present at the 1876 Battle of the Greasy Grass, also known as the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where the combined Lakota and allied forces dealt an overwhelming defeat to United States forces.
Lame Deer was killed on December 14, 1976, when his village was attacked by soldiers under the command of Colonel Nelson A. Miles, about 1 mile southwest of the present-day town of Lame Deer, Montana. This town was named after him.
Further reading
- Barbara Fifer, Montana Battlefields 1806-1877: Native Americans And the U.S. Army at War, Farcountry Press, 2005 ISBN 1560373091.
- Jerome A. Greene, Lakota and Cheyenne: Indian Views of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877, University of Oklahoma Press, 2000 ISBN 0806132450.
- Kingsley M. Bray, Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life, University of Oklahoma Press, 2008 ISBN 0806139862.
- John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes, Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions Washington Square Press, 1972. Template:ISBN: 8601400174449