Mahpiya Luta

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Mahpiya Luta is the Lakota name of Red Cloud, a prominent Oglala Lakota leader and war chief known for his resistance to U.S. expansion in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American
Oglala Lakota leader
human
war chief
alsoKnownAs Red Cloud
areaOfActivity Northern Great Plains
linked to: Great Plains
associatedWith Bozeman Trail
Fort Laramie Treaty
Powder River Country
countryOfCitizenship United States
culture Plains Indian
linked to: Plains Indians
ethnicGroup Sioux
linked to: Sioux people
ethnicity Oglala Lakota
gender male
hasGivenName Mahpiya Luta
hasRole resistance leader
spokesperson for Oglala Lakota in treaty councils
historicalPeriod 19th century
influenced U.S. Indian policy in the Northern Plains
languageOfName Lakota language
memberOf Lakota
Oglala Lakota
nameMeaning Red Cloud
nativeLanguage Lakota language
notableFor defense of Lakota lands in the Powder River Country
diplomatic negotiations with U.S. officials
forcing closure of the Bozeman Trail forts
leadership in Red Cloud's War
resistance to United States expansion
occupation military leader
tribal leader
opposedBy United States Army
participantIn Great Sioux War era conflicts
Red Cloud's War
positionHeld Oglala Lakota head chief
Oglala Lakota war chief
religion Lakota traditional religion
resisted U.S. encroachment on Lakota hunting grounds
construction of U.S. forts along the Bozeman Trail
significantEvent negotiation of the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868

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Red Cloud birthName Mahpiya Luta
Mahpiya Luta hasGivenName Mahpiya Luta