Tasunka Kokipapi
They Fear Even His Horses | |
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| Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi | |
They Even Fear His Horses, 1884 | |
| Oglala Sioux chief leader | |
| Preceded by | Old Man Afraid of His Horse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1836 |
| Died | July 13, 1893 (aged 56–57) near Newcastle, Wyoming, United States |
| Resting place | Makansan Presbyterian Cemetery near Oglala, South Dakota |
| Parent | Chief Old Man Afraid of His Horse (1808–1889) |
| Known for | Fought under Red Cloud in Red Cloud's War; negotiator for the Sioux Nation after the Wounded Knee Massacre; served on delegations to Washington, D.C. |
Tasunka Kokipapi (Lakota: Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi, 1836 – July 13, 1893) was an Oglala Lakota leader known for his participation in Red Cloud's War, as a negotiator for the Sioux Nation after the Wounded Knee Massacre, and for serving on delegations to Washington, D.C.. A proper translation of his name is They Fear Even His Horses or His Horse Is Feared, meaning that the bearer of the name was so feared in battle that even the sight of his horse would inspire fear. During and after his lifetime, American sources and written records mistranslated his name as Young Man Afraid of His Horses or uncommonly as His Horses Are Afraid.