Spotted Elk, approximately 1826-1890
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Variants
Big Foot, -1890
Big Foot, d. 1890
Un̨pȟán̨ Glešká, approximately 1826-1890
Heȟáka Glešká, approximately 1826-1890
Op'un Gleska, approximately 1826-1890
Che-Tan-Keah, approximately 1826-1890
Si Tanka, approximately 1826-1890
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
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Associated Locale
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Occupation
Miniconjou Indians
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
Big Foot, -1890
Big Foot, d. 1890
Sources
found: What's left of Big Foot's band [graphic] 1891:photo (Big Foot)
found: Great North American Indians, 1977:p. 29 (Big Foot, 1825?-1890, also known as Si Tanka or Spotted Elk, Miniconjou Sioux chief, central figure in the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek, in South Dakota)
found: Ency. of Native Am. biog., 1997:p. 28 (Big Foot, also known as Spotted Elk, c. 1820-1890, leader of the band of Sioux who took the brunt of casualties at the Wounded Knee massacre in December 1890)
found: LC database, 12-08-99(hdg.: Che-Tan-Keah)
found: Wikipedia, September 24, 2020:(Spotted Elk, Un̨pȟán̨ Glešká, Heȟáka Glešká, (1826 approx.-December 29, 1890), a chief of the Miniconjou, Lakota Sioux)
found: Cheyenne River Tribal Historic Preservation Office, September 18, 2020:(Op'un is male bull elk, Heh'aka is female cow elk, Gleska is spotted. Both Lakota forms of elk were used in names. Big Foot is considered an insult)
notfound: Ency. of North Amer. Indians, 1996.
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Change Notes
1999-12-13: new
2020-09-25: revised
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