Lone Horn

Lone Horn, also known as One Horn (Lakota: He-Wáŋžila, c.1790 to 1875, born in present day South Dakota) was chief to the Minneconjou Teton Lakota. He was father to Spotted Elk, (later known as Big Foot), Touch the Clouds, Roman Nose and Frog. He was uncle of Crazy Horse. He participated in the signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868. Lone Horn died peacefully at the Cheyenne River. After Lone Horn's death in 1875, Spotted Elk (Bigfoot) bec... more

Lone Horn, also known as One Horn (Lakota: He-Wáŋžila, c.1790 to 1875, born in present day South Dakota) was chief to the Minneconjou Teton Lakota. He was father to Spotted Elk, (later known as Big Foot), Touch the Clouds, Roman Nose and Frog. He was uncle of Crazy Horse. He participated in the signing of the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868. Lone Horn died peacefully at the Cheyenne River. After Lone Horn's death in 1875, Spotted Elk (Bigfoot) became the chief. In 1832, George Catlin painted Lone Horn, at Fort Pierre, South Dakota. Back East, Caitlin wrote this description of him: less