Black Kettle
Black Kettle | |
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| Born | Mo'ohtavetoo'o c. 1803 |
| Died | November 27, 1868 (aged 64–65) Washita River, near present-day Cheyenne, Oklahoma |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Citizenship | Southern Cheyenne |
| Known for | Colorado War Sand Creek massacre Treaty of Medicine Lodge Battle of Washita River † |
| Title | Tribal chief |
Black Kettle (Cheyenne: Mo'ohtavetoo'o) (c. 1803 – November 27, 1868) was a leader of the Southern Cheyenne during the American Indian Wars. Born to the Northern Só'taeo'o / Só'taétaneo'o band of the Northern Cheyenne in the Black Hills of present-day South Dakota, he later married into the Wotápio / Wutapai band (one mixed Cheyenne-Kiowa band with Lakota Sioux origin) of the Southern Cheyenne.
Black Kettle is often remembered as a peacemaker who accepted treaties with the U.S. government to protect his people. On November 27, 1868, while attempting to escape the Battle of Washita River with his wife, he was shot and killed by soldiers of the U.S. 7th Cavalry.