High Backbone
High Backbone or Hump | |
|---|---|
| Canku Wakatuya | |
| Miniconjou Lakota leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1820 |
| Died | 1870 |
| Spouse(s) | At least two Cheyenne wives, and one Crow wife |
| Relations | Sister, Rattling Blanket Woman (half-sister, married Crazy Horse's father, Worm) |
| Children | Hump II |
| Parent | Black Buffalo (1760–1820) (father) |
| Known for | Leader in the Wagon Box Fight and the Fetterman Fight, mentor to Crazy Horse |
High Backbone also called Hump, or Canku Wakatuya (c. 1820 – 1870) was a Miniconjou Lakota military leader. He led troops in the Wagon Box Fight and the Fetterman Fight.