White Antelope

E261972

White Antelope was a prominent Southern Cheyenne chief known for his leadership and tragic death during the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.

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White Antelope canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader ⓘ
Southern Cheyenne chief ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Cheyenne ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Colorado Territory ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wounds ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
conflict American Indian Wars ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1864-11-29 ⓘ
ethnicity Southern Cheyenne ⓘ
hasRole peace chief ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
killedIn Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ
knownFor advocating peace with United States authorities ⓘ
being unarmed when killed at Sand Creek ⓘ
languageSpoken Cheyenne ⓘ
legacy remembered in Cheyenne oral history ⓘ
symbol of Cheyenne suffering at Sand Creek ⓘ
memberOf Cheyenne Nation ⓘ
notableFor death at the Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ
leadership among the Southern Cheyenne ⓘ
occupation tribal chief ⓘ
opponent Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry ⓘ
forces under Colonel John Chivington ⓘ
partOf Southern Cheyenne peace faction ⓘ
placeOfDeath Sand Creek, Colorado Territory ⓘ
positionHeld chief of the Southern Cheyenne ⓘ
religion Cheyenne traditional religion ⓘ
residence Southern Plains ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
victimOf Sand Creek Massacre ⓘ

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