John Grass - Charging Bear Lakota Chief Indian Postcard - Little Bighorn
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:2790140 | Era: Early 20th Century |
John Grass Indian postcard. No manufacturer shown.
"John Grass, Matȟó Watȟákpe or Charging Bear (1836–May 10, 1918) was a chief of the Sihasapa (Blackfeet) band of Lakota people during the 1870s through 1890s. He fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana. He also led his men of the Sihasapa and Oglala/Brule against the Pawnee in Nebraska during the summer of 1873 near the Republican River, killing between 75 and 100 Pawnee men with mostly women and children, ...although the estimates of dead ranged at 156. The incident was named The Battle of Massacre Canyon." - Wikipedia
"John Grass, Matȟó Watȟákpe or Charging Bear (1836–May 10, 1918) was a chief of the Sihasapa (Blackfeet) band of Lakota people during the 1870s through 1890s. He fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana. He also led his men of the Sihasapa and Oglala/Brule against the Pawnee in Nebraska during the summer of 1873 near the Republican River, killing between 75 and 100 Pawnee men with mostly women and children, ...although the estimates of dead ranged at 156. The incident was named The Battle of Massacre Canyon." - Wikipedia
