Big Foot (Lakota chief)

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Big Foot (Lakota chief) was a Miniconjou Lakota leader best known for guiding his people during the Ghost Dance movement and being killed along with many of his band in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lakota leader
Miniconjou Lakota
Native American
alsoKnownAs Si Tȟáŋka
Sitanka
Spotted Elk
associatedWith Miniconjou band of Lakota Sioux
linked to: Miniconjou Lakota
associatedWithEvent disarmament of his band at Wounded Knee
burialPlace mass grave at Wounded Knee
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
conflict Indian Wars
Wounded Knee Massacre
country United States
dateOfDeath 1890-12-29
ethnicGroup Lakota
Miniconjou
fledFrom Standing Rock Reservation
gender male
hasOccupation tribal leader
hasReligion Ghost Dance religious movement
Lakota traditional beliefs
historicalPeriod late 19th century
killedBy 7th Cavalry Regiment
United States Army
languageSpoken Lakota
linked to: Lakota language

Siouan languages
ledTo attempted refuge at Pine Ridge Agency
legacy subject of historical accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre
symbol of Lakota suffering at Wounded Knee
movement Ghost Dance
linked to: Ghost Dance War
notableFor death at the Wounded Knee Massacre
leadership of a Miniconjou Lakota band
role in the Ghost Dance movement
opponent United States Army
United States government
participatedIn Ghost Dance movement
events leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre
placeOfDeath Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Wounded Knee Creek
positionHeld chief of a Miniconjou Lakota band
headman

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Spotted Elk alsoKnownAs Big Foot (Lakota chief)