Yellow Wolf (Cheyenne)

This article is about the Cheyenne warrior. For the Nez Perce warrior, see Yellow Wolf.

Yellow Wolf or Ho'néoxheóvaestse was a Cheyenne Chief who led the Rope Hair group of the Southern Cheyenne.[1] He lived to be 85 years old, and died in the Sand Creek Massacre at Sand Creek, Colorado, along with his brother.[2][3] The massacre took place when two militia units, the 1st and 3rd Colorado Regiments, attacked the tribe when they were camping.[4] More than 150 died in the attack; women and children and the elderly were not spared.[4]

Yellow Wolf was held up by George Grinnell, in 1915, as a leader who worked for peace.[2] He said that he was a "constant worker" on behalf of peace. He said it was patriotic work, done out of love for the tribe and its future that he worked in this direction.[2]

Yellow Wolf had a son, Red Moon, who lived through the battle and went on to become another prominent chief.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "RED MOON, Chief of the Cheyenne Indians". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. 1 2 3 National Park Service. "Yellow Wolf Panel". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  3. 1 2 National Park Service. "Sand Creek Massacre: Places". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. 1 2 National Park Service. "Sand Creek Massacre: Stories". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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