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Cheyenne Indian Chiefs
Dull Knife. A chief of a
hand of Northern Cheyenne who first came into public notice in 1868 when,
as one of the representatives of his tribe, he signed the treaty of Ft
Laramie, May 10, made by the Northern Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho with
the United States, his name appearing as "Tah-me-la-pash-me, or Dull
Knife."
In 1875, or early in 1876, Dull Knife's band, numbering
about 400 warriors, suddenly attacked Washakie's band of Shoshoni, at that
time on Bighorn River near the mouth of Gray Bull River. In 1876 the
Northern Cheyenne, including Dull Knife's band, joined the Sioux under
Sitting Bull in their general uprising during this and the following year.
They were present at and were participants in the
Custer massacre on the Little Bighorn in June, 1876, and according to
Chief Gall's statement, at the beginning of the battle the Cheyenne fought
Custer's command while the Sioux attacked Reno's force, and after the
latter had been driven back, the entire body of warriors turned on
Custer's command. On Nov. 25, 1876, the cavalry under Col. Mackenzie
attacked Dull Knife's camp at daybreak, destroying 173 lodges and
capturing 500 ponies. Although the Indians escaped, with heavy loss, they
later surrendered and were moved to Oklahoma and placed with the Southern
Cheyenne. Greatly dissatisfied with their new home, an attempt was made by
a large party under Dull Knife to escape to the north in Sept., 1878. They
were pursued and a part of them captured and confined at Ft Robinson,
Nebraska, whence they made a desperate attempt to escape on the night of
Jan. 9, 1879, during which most of them, including Dull Knife, were
killed. Consult Dunn, Massacres, 1886; Ellis, Ind. Wars,
1892; Ind. Aff. Rep. 1877-79; Mooney in 14th Rep. B. A. E., 1896.
See Cheyenne
Hishkowits (Hǐshkowǐ'ts,
'porcupine', known to the whites as Harvey Whiteshield). A Southern
Cheyenne interpreter, born in west Oklahoma in 1867; eldest son of the
chief White-shield (see Wopowats). After 5 years' attendance at the agency
schools lie entered Carlisle School, Pa., in 1881, afterward attending
other schools at Ft Wayne, Hanover (Ind.), and Lawrence (Kan.). In 1893 he
became assistant teacher in the Mennonite mission school among the
Cheyenne at Cantonment, Okla., which position he held for 4 years. He
still serves as interpreter for the mission and has been chief assistant
of the Rev. Rudolph Petter, missionary in charge, in the preparation of a
number of translations and a manuscript dictionary of the Cheyenne
language.
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