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White Antelope (Cheyenne: Wōkaī hwō'kō mǎs; c. 1789 – November 29, 1864) was a chief of the Southern Cheyenne. He was known for his advocacy of peace between white Americans living in the Great Plains until his killing at the Sand Creek massacre .
White Antelope. Southern Cheyenne Chief and the first killed when Col. Chivington and his men attacked the peaceful camp at Sand Creek. From Shirley Williams, his 3rd great-granddaughter. At the time of his death Chief White Antelope had 3 wives.
Nov 29, 2016 · Seeing what was happening, Chief White Antelope approached the soldiers, folded his arms, and began singing his death song, “Nothing lives for long. Except the Earth and the Mountains.” Chief Black Kettle carried his wounded wife and fled north towards another band of Cheyenne.
Dec 29, 2012 · Colleen Cometsevah died in 2007, and Laird died the following year. One of their daughters inherited the genealogical work the couple had hoped would be the centerpiece of their own claim.
In the vicinity of the village a dozen or more elders had died, including White Antelope, Stands in the Water, Lone Bear, and his wife. Thirteen Cheyenne chiefs and one Arapaho chief had been killed. Survivors related the nightmare to their stunned audience in the camps on the Smoky Hill River.
White Antelope, One Eye, Yellow Wolf, Big Man, Bear Man, War Bonnet, Spotted Crow, and Bear Robe were all killed, as were the headmen of some of the Cheyenne military societies. Among the chiefs killed were most of those who had advocated peace with white settlers and the U.S. government.
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Black Kettle, the Cheyenne chief who had raised a U.S. flag in a futile gesture of fellowship, survived the massacre, carrying his badly wounded wife from the field and straggling east across...
