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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 .
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.
Jan 26, 2009 · Most of the native American photos here are of the Osage and aren't by the same man, but there's a small group of Cheyenne photos with no maker's mark or date (though I suspect at least late 1880s). These identifications and tribal attributions are those on the site.
Southern Cheyenne delegates to Washington, D.C. (from left) White Antelope, Alights On A Cloud, and Little Chief. Later copy made by A. Zeno Shindler of an 1852 daguerreotype by St. Louis photographer John H. Fitzgibbon.
Jun 17, 2021 · The blanket was taken from the body of Chief White Antelope, a prominent Cheyenne peace chief, by US cavalryman Henry Mull. Originally called hanoolchaadi in Navajo, by the mid-nineteenth century the blankets had become a valuable trade item among the Native and Spanish people throughout the West.
Nov 30, 2018 · 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.
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