Chief spotted elk biography of mahatma

Native American leader ( - )

For the Native American actress, see Molly Spotted Elk.

Spotted Elk (Lakota: Uŋpȟáŋ Glešká, sometimes spelled OH-PONG-GE-LE-SKAH or Hupah Glešká: c.

Chief spotted elk biography of mahatma gandhi

&#;&#; ( )December 29, ), 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 , 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 members of his tribe, in what became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre.

Name

The word elk in Spotted Elk's name is uŋpȟáŋ in Lakota language and means elk-cow.

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