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title	:	To Kill an Eagle : Indian Views On the Death of Crazy Horse
author	:	Kadlecek, Edward.; Kadlecek, Mabell.
publisher	:	Johnson Books
isbn10 | asin	:	0933472544
print isbn13	:	9780933472549
ebook isbn13	:	9780585030395
language	:	English
subject	Crazy Horse,--ca. 1842-1877, Oglala Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography, Teton Indians--History.
publication date	:	1981
lcc	:	E99.O3C724 1981eb
ddc	:	973.8/3/0924
subject	:	Crazy Horse,--ca. 1842-1877, Oglala Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography, Teton Indians--History.

To Kill an Eagle Indian Views on The Last Days of Crazy Horse Edward Kadlecek and Mabell Kadlecek Johnson Books: Boulder

Page ii 1981 by Edward Kadlecek and Mabell Kadlecek Seventh Printing 1998 ISBN 0-933472-54-4 LC Catalog Card No.: 81-81580 Cover design: Molly Gough, based on drawing by Amos Bad Heart Bull Maps: Llyn French Printed in the United States of America by Johnson Publishing Company 1880 South 57th Court Boulder, Colorado 80301

Page iii Contents Introduction 1 Part I: History 1. The Eagle 11 2. The Wilderness Camp of Crazy Horse and His Band 15 3. Spotted Tail Agency and Camp Sheridan 29 4. The Last Sun Dance 37 5. Intrigue 45 6. To Kill an Eagle 51 7. Crazy Horse's Last Stop on Beaver Creek 57 8. The Lakotas Leave Beaver Creek 65 9. Epilogue 69 10. To Steal an Eagle's Shadow 71 Part II: Statements 75 Notes 163 Index 167

Page v Preface This book about the life of War Chief Crazy Horse came about because a number of elderly Indian people told us that certain aspects of the commonly accepted story of Crazy Horse's last days are incorrect or incomplete. They wanted their versions written down and preserved in print, if possible, before they were lost forever. The second part of To Kill an Eagle consists of these old people's stories, which they hoped will stand as their bequest to present and future generations. The first, less important, part is our own attempt to provide a background for the statements and to synthesize some of the information about Crazy Horse scattered throughout them. It in no way pretends to be a definitive work about the great warrior and his people and should be considered as subordinate to the statements that follow. We wish to express our gratitude to the Indian men and women whom we have had the privilege of interviewing and who, because of their memories and stories, are the sole reason for this book's existence. These people are: Thomas American Horse, Joseph Black Elk, John Black Smith, Peter Bordeaux, James Chase In Morning, Henry Crow Dog, Jessie (Romero) Eagle Heart, Charles Fire Thunder, Austin Good Voice Flute, Lawson R. Gregg, Dora High White Man, Julia Hollow Horn Bear, Carl Iron Shell, Frank Kicking Bear, Mathew King, Mary Pacer, George Red Bear, Howard Red Bear, Edgar Red Cloud, Paul Red Star, Alfred Ribman, Stella Swift Bird, Frank White Buffalo Man, Everette White Dress, Joseph White Face, Thomas White Face, and Jerome Wolf Ears. In addition to these, we want all others who have given us bits of information or explanations to know we appreciate their help.

Page 1 Introduction By Edward Kadlecek Of the many Beaver creeks in the West, one had special significance for the Lakota people. Called Capa Wakpala in their language, its source lay in the Dark Forest of northwestern Nebraska. Among the many Lakotas who camped there were Spotted Tail, the head of the Brul Lakota; Battiste Good (Brown Cap), the Lakota historian; Chief Fast Thunder, the famous scout; and Crazy Horse, the great war chief. It had been Indian country for generations before them, but in 1877 the U.S. government moved the Indian people out of the area into nearby South Dakota. At the same time, white homesteaders were moving in and erecting sawmills, stripping the timber to provide lumber for their houses. With them came our parents and grandparents. My wife's father was a blacksmith with a shop near the agency headquarters. She attended the government day school as a child and later taught school herself at Manderson and Pine Ridge, South Dakota. I was born on my father's homestead just east of Beaver Valley on one of the tributaries of Beaver Creek. I grew up and made my living as a farmer and counted as friends and business acquaintances most of the Indian families in Pine Ridge, just north across the state line. I was the familiar witka, or egg man, supplying them with farm produce and occasionally leasing their land or hiring them to work. Not long after my marriage, we moved over the ridge to Beaver Valley.

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