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Low Dog

Low Dog (c. 1846–1894) was an Oglala Lakota chief who fought with Sitting Bull at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

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Low Dog
Šúŋka Khúčiyela
Oglala Lakota leader
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Bornc.1846
DiedNovember 14, 1894
Military service
Battles/warsLittle Bighorn
1884 crayon ledger drawing by Lakota artist Red Dog honoring the valor of Low Dog source ↗

Low Dog (Lakota: Šúŋka Khúčiyela) (c. 1846–1894) (aka. Phil Cosgrove) was an Oglala Lakota chief who fought with Sitting Bull at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.123

He became a war chief at age 14. Low Dog provided an account of the Battle of Little Bighorn that was published in the Leavenworth, Kansas Weekly Times of August 18, 1881.4 After surrendering in 1881, he lived at Standing Rock Agency.5

Low Dog is credited with the quotation "This is a good day to die. Follow me."6

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References

  1. "Low-Dog, Oglala Sioux Chief". Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  2. "1876 The Battle of the Little Big Horn, Participants: Native Americans". nativeamerican.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  3. "LAKOTA—LOW DOG. c.1847-1894. Albumen print cabinet card, three-quarters length portrait of Oglala Lakota chief Low Dog". Bonhams. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  4. "Low Dog's Story of the Battle; A Hunkpapa Sioux's account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn". Low Dog's account of Little Bighorn. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. "Low Dog". www.american-tribes.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  6. "Low-Dog, Oglala Sioux Chief". www.indigenouspeople.net. Retrieved 2014-05-25.