Black Kettle

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Black Kettle was a prominent Southern Cheyenne peace chief known for repeatedly attempting to negotiate with U.S. authorities during the mid-19th-century Plains conflicts, including the Colorado War.

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Black Kettle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cheyenne chief
Native American leader
person
activeYears c. 1850s–1868
alsoKnownAs Mo'ohtavetoo'o (in Cheyenne, approximate transliteration)
approach advocated accommodation and negotiation rather than war
approximateBirthDate c. 1803
associatedWithEvent U.S. expansion onto the Great Plains
associatedWithPeople George Armstrong Custer
John M. Chivington
surface form: John Chivington
associatedWithPlace Great Plains
birthPlace region of present-day Colorado or Kansas (approximate)
conflict United States–Native American wars
surface form: American Indian Wars

Colorado War
Plains conflicts
countryOfDeath United States of America
surface form: United States
deathCause killed in military attack on his village
deathDate November 27, 1868
diedIn Washita Massacre
surface form: Battle of Washita River
ethnicity Southern Cheyenne
event Washita Massacre
surface form: Battle of Washita River

Sand Creek Massacre
historicalPeriod mid-19th century
killedBy 7th Cavalry Regiment
surface form: 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment

United States Army
troops under George Armstrong Custer
knownFor advocating peace with the United States
attempting to negotiate with U.S. authorities during the Colorado War
being killed at the Battle of Washita River
surviving the Sand Creek Massacre
language Cheyenne
leaderOf a band of Southern Cheyenne
legacy symbol of Native American efforts to seek peace despite repeated violence
memberOf Southern Cheyenne
notableAction raised a U.S. flag and a white flag over his camp at Sand Creek
signed treaties in attempts to secure peace for his people
occupation peace chief
opponent Colorado Territory militia
surface form: Colorado territorial militia

United States Army officers hostile to Plains tribes
placeOfDeath near the Washita River, Indian Territory
religion traditional Cheyenne spiritual beliefs
role diplomat between Cheyenne and U.S. authorities
spouse Medicine Woman Later
subjectOf numerous histories of the Sand Creek Massacre
studies of Native American peace leaders
subtribe Southern Cheyenne
survived Sand Creek Massacre
tribe Cheyenne

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Colorado War significantCommander Black Kettle
Cheyenne notableLeader Black Kettle
Washita Massacre commander Black Kettle