Death of Chief Lone Horn of the Minneconjou

Background. The supplied passages present two conflicting accounts of Lone Horn. One describes him as born around 1790, chief of the Wakpokinyan (Flies Along the Stream) band of the Minneconjou Lakota, born in present-day South Dakota. The other gives c. 1814–1875 and describes him as son of Red Fish (Oglala) and head chief of the Miniconjou. The Wakpokinyan band attribution appears only in the first account. His family circle included sons Spotted Elk and Touch the Clouds, sister Rattling Blanket Woman, and nephew Crazy Horse.

Succession. Upon Lone Horn's death, his son Spotted Elk became chief of the Minneconjou. One passage calls Spotted Elk Lone Horn's son, while another describes him as his adopted son — a discrepancy left unresolved here. As chief, Spotted Elk, who later became known as Big Foot or Sitȟáŋka, was considered a great man of peace. He was later killed along with his people at the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890, a development outside this Event's scope.

Legacy Correction. The legacy row incorrectly dates Lone Horn's death to October 15, 1875, at the Cheyenne River. Sources indicate he died in 1877 near Bear Butte from old age. The succession occurred in 1877, not 1875, and the location of death was near Bear Butte, not necessarily the Cheyenne River reservation.