Spotted Elk

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Spotted Elk, also known as Big Foot, was a Miniconjou Lakota chief remembered for his leadership during the late 19th-century U.S.–Lakota conflicts and for being killed along with many of his people at Wounded Knee.

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Spotted Elk canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lakota leader
Miniconjou Lakota chief
Native American
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Big Foot
Big Foot (Lakota chief)
approximateYearOfBirth circa 1826
associatedWithEvent flight to Pine Ridge Agency in 1890
associatedWithPeople Miniconjou Lakota
associatedWithPlace Cheyenne River
surface form: Cheyenne River region
burialPlace mass grave at Wounded Knee
causeOfDeath gunshot wounds
conflict Great Sioux War of 1876
surface form: Great Sioux War of 1876–1877

late 19th-century U.S.–Lakota conflicts
culturalDepiction subject of historical accounts of Wounded Knee
dateOfDeath 1890-12-29
detainedBy Wounded Knee Massacre
surface form: United States Army at Wounded Knee Creek
ethnicity Lakota
eventContextOfDeath Wounded Knee Massacre
father Lone Horn
healthStatusBeforeDeath ill with pneumonia during final journey
historicalSignificance symbol of Lakota suffering during U.S. expansion
killedBy United States Army personnel
surface form: United States Army soldiers
knownFor being killed at the Wounded Knee Massacre
leadership during late 19th-century U.S.–Lakota conflicts
language Lakota language
surface form: Lakota
led a band of Miniconjou Lakota
legacy remembered as a victim of U.S. Indian policy
represents the end of armed Lakota resistance on the Plains
mannerOfDeath killed in a massacre
militaryUnitInvolvedInDeath 7th Cavalry Regiment
surface form: 7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
notableEvent Wounded Knee Massacre
participatedIn Ghost Dance movement (as a follower)
partOf Great Sioux Nation
surface form: Lakota Nation
placeOfBirth present-day South Dakota region
placeOfDeath Wounded Knee Creek
surface form: Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
positionHeld chief of a Miniconjou Lakota band
religion Lakota traditional religion
roleInEvent leader of a Miniconjou band at Wounded Knee
sibling Touch the Clouds
tribalAffiliation Miniconjou Lakota

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