AUGUST 20, 1935

LAKOTA CHIEF TȞATȞÁŊKA PTÉČELA (GRANT SHORT BULL) DIED

Born circa 1851-52 near Fort Laramie, Short Bull, of the Cankahuhan (Soreback) Ogalala Band, was the youngest brother of famed Ogalala chief He-Dog. In January 1876, the band agreed to go to the Red Cloud Agency (RCA) in Nebraska. On the way, it camped at a Northern Cheyenne village. While Short Bull was on a raiding party, the village was attacked by General George Crook’s troops. According to Short Bull, absent this attack there would have been no Sioux war. He took part in both the Rosebud and Little Bighorn battles. With his band, Short Bull surrendered at the RCA in May 1877, but fled in 1878 into Canada to join Sitting Bull where they remained for 3 years until forced out of Canada. Surrendering at Fort Keogh in 1880-81, Short Bull was sent first to the Standing Rock Agency and finally to the Pine Ridge Reservation in May 1882. There, he married, took the name “Grant,” and lived out his days. He and his son were killed in an automobile accident north of Oglala, South Dakota.

Sources:

“Chief He-Dog,” Indigenous Peoples Literature, 2/9/2017.  Retrieved 10/30/2023, Chief He-Dog – Indigenous Peoples Literature (wordpress.com)

Wikipedia

Photo:  John C. H. Grabill (1849-1903), 1/16/1891.  Indian chiefs and U.S. officials [cropped]. Left to right: Crow Dog, Short Bull, and High Hawk. Public Domain.  Source:  John C. H. Grabill Collection, Library of Congress, Reproduction number: LC-DIG-ppmsc-02618.