Destined for greatness and an early death, Spotted Tail, the great chief of the Brulé Sioux, was born in on the White River in South Dakota. His sister was the mother of Crazy Horse, and he was a first cousin to Conquering Bear, the man named by the U.S. government as the chief of the tribe at Fort Laramie in Spotted Tail was not a hereditary chief but received recognition based on his ability and character.
The Sioux spelling of Spotted Tail&#;s name is Sinte-Galeska. In his grandson, Stephen, told the story of how he got this unusual name: &#;In early days he was hunting&#;along some River and he met some white men trappers. One of this man was skinning a raccoon and this man showed him the coon&#;s tail which had black rings around the tail and he named him after this and called him `Spotted Tail.&#; The warrior incorporated the trophy into his war headdress, wearing it in his first battles. Spotted Tail showed martial prowess as a teenager. By the time he was 30, he was an honored Shirtwearer, his war garment decorated with more than locks of hair from enemy scalps.
As a young warrior, Spotted Tail played an important part in the first sizable battle between the Lakotas an
by Charles A. Eastman,
Brule Sioux Chief Spotted Tail
Among the Sioux chiefs of the &#;transition period,&#; only one was shrewd enough to read coming events in their true light. It is said of Spotted Tail that he was rather a slow-moving boy, preferring in their various games and mimic battles to play the role of councilor, to plan and assign to the others their parts in the fray. This he did so cleverly that he soon became a leader among his youthful contemporaries, and withal he was apt at mimicry and impersonation so that the other boys were accustomed to say of him, &#;He has his grandfather&#;s wit and the wisdom of his grandmother!&#;
Spotted Tail was an orphan, reared by his grandparents, and compelled to shift for himself at an early age. Thus, he was somewhat at a disadvantage among the other boys, yet even this fact may have helped develop his courage and ingenuity.
One minor incident of his young life, occurring at about his tenth year, is characteristic of the man. Amid a game, two boys became involved in a dispute which promised to be a serious one, as both drew knives. The young Spotted Tail instantly began to cry, &#;The Shoshone are upon us! To arms!
Spotted Tail
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Spotted Tail was the leader of the Brule Sioux during the Plains Wars of the s. His name came from a striped raccoon pelt given to him by a trapper. His prowess as a warrior against the Pawnee during the s elevated the young warrior to be a war leader before he was thirty.
A valiant man, Spotted Tail surrendered himself to soldiers Ft. Laramie in about to spare the tribe retaliation after a Brule committed murder. Spotted Tail thought he would be executed, but instead was imprisoned for a year at Ft. Leavenworth. During his year in prison he learned to read and write English.
Spotted Tail allied himself with the war leaders after the Massacre of Sand Creek, but during Red Cloud’s war over the Bozeman Trail, he cooperated with peace negotiations. After the death of Chief Little Thunder, the Brule chose Spotted Tail as their new chief. He signed the Treaty of Ft. Laramie in agreeing to a large Brule reservation in South Dakota. During the s he traveled many times with Red Cloud to Washington to lobby on behalf of the Sioux.
Spotted Tail refused to sell the Black Hills to the government after gold was discovered. The United States offered $6 million. Wisely,
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