Chief Red Shirt (1845 – 1925) was an Oglala Sioux warrior who served in the capacity of chief at two Sioux peace delegations to Washington in 1870 and in 1880. He was officially appointed chief of the Oglala at the Pine Ridge Agency in 1878. Red Shirt was born near Fort Fetterman in Wyoming. In 1887 he toured with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in the United States and in Europe.
Red Shirt took a lot of heat from the Sioux but eventually even Sitting Bull followed in his example. There was no choice for either of them.
ReplyDeleteJust had to look up his bio - what a fascinating man that lived in two different worlds and was a leader in both. Great post, CW!
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