Black Kettle
Black Kettle
Chief Black Kettleborn to the Northern Só'taeo'o / Só'taétaneo'o band of the Northern Cheyennes in the Black Hills, later he married into the Wotápio / Wutapai bandof the Southern Cheyenne; after 1854 he was a prominent leader of the Southern Cheyenne, who led efforts to resist American settlement from Kansas and Colorado territories. He was a peacemaker who accepted treaties to protect his people. He was fired upon and killed by Union soldiers in 1868 during the Battle of Washita...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionLeader
CountryUnited States of America
The Cheyennes do not fight at all this side of the Arkansas, but north some young warriors were fired upon and then the fight began.