Chief spotted elk biography of mahatma
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.!
Portrait of James Spotted Elk, a little Sioux Indian boy, seated on a stump in.
Spotted Elk
Native American leader ( - )
For the Native American actress, see Molly Spotted Elk.
Spotted Elk (Lakota: Uŋpȟáŋ Glešká, sometimes spelled OH-PONG-GE-LE-SKAH or Hupah Glešká: c.
( )December 29, ), was a chief of the Miniconjou, Lakota Sioux. He was a son of Miniconjou chief Lone Horn and became a chief upon his father's death. He was a highly renowned chief with skills in war and negotiations.
G20 leaders paid their respects to Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi as their summit came to a close Sunday.A United States Army soldier, at Fort Bennett, coined the nickname Big Foot (Si Tȟáŋka)– not to be confused with Oglala Big Foot (also known as Ste Si Tȟáŋka and Chetan keah).[1][2]
In , he was killed by the U.S.
Army at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (Chankwe Opi Wakpala,Wazí Aháŋhaŋ Oyáŋke), South Dakota, USA with at least members of his tribe, in what became known as the Wounded Knee Massacre.
Name
The word elk in Spotted Elk's name is uŋpȟáŋ in Lakota language and means elk-cow. There are 2 ge