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Spotted Elk (Lakota: Uŋpȟáŋ Glešká, sometimes spelled OH-PONG-GE-LE-SKAH or Hupah Glešká: c. 1826 – () 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.
Spotted Elk was a Minŋecoŋjou Lakota chief who fought against the US Army and adopted reservation life. He died in the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, along with many other Lakota who surrendered peacefully.
May 13, 2022 · Spotted Elk, also known as Chief Big Foot, was a Lakota leader who fled to Pine Ridge Reservation to escape arrest for practicing the Ghost Dance. He was killed by U.S. troops at Wounded Knee in 1890, along with hundreds of other Lakota men, women and children.
Learn about the life and death of Spotted Elk, a Lakota Sioux chief who led his people to the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. Find out how he got his name, what he did during the Sioux War, and how he was related to Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
Jan 2, 2019 · Learn about Chief Big Foot, also known as Spotted Elk, who led his band of Minniconjou Lakota to Wounded Knee in 1890. See his blanket, necklace, sun dollar and other artifacts from the massacre and the Ghost Dance era.
Spotted Elk, a.k.a. Big Foot, headman of the Miniconjou Lakota, 1888 Big Foot ( Si Thanka ) (ca 1820/1825 - December 29, 1890), also known as Spotted Elk , was a Minneconjou-Teton Sioux chief. He is not to be confused with Oglala Big Foot (also known as Ste Si Tȟáŋka .
Feb 6, 2024 · An illustration of the corpse of Lakota Sioux Chief Spotted Elk (Big Foot) in the snow after the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. The image is from the US National Archives and Records Administration and is in the public domain.
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