Big Foot (Lakota chief)

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Big Foot (Lakota chief) was a Miniconjou Lakota leader best known for guiding his people during the Ghost Dance movement and being killed along with many of his band in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lakota leader ⓘ
Miniconjou Lakota ⓘ
Native American ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Si Tȟáŋka ⓘ
Sitanka ⓘ
Spotted Elk ⓘ
associatedWith Miniconjou band of Lakota Sioux ⓘ
linked to: Miniconjou Lakota
associatedWithEvent disarmament of his band at Wounded Knee ⓘ
burialPlace mass grave at Wounded Knee ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wound ⓘ
conflict Indian Wars ⓘ
Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1890-12-29 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Lakota ⓘ
Miniconjou ⓘ
fledFrom Standing Rock Reservation ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasOccupation tribal leader ⓘ
hasReligion Ghost Dance religious movement ⓘ
Lakota traditional beliefs ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
killedBy 7th Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
languageSpoken Lakota ⓘ
linked to: Lakota language

Siouan languages ⓘ
ledTo attempted refuge at Pine Ridge Agency ⓘ
legacy subject of historical accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
symbol of Lakota suffering at Wounded Knee ⓘ
movement Ghost Dance ⓘ
linked to: Ghost Dance War
notableFor death at the Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
leadership of a Miniconjou Lakota band ⓘ
role in the Ghost Dance movement ⓘ
opponent United States Army ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
participatedIn Ghost Dance movement ⓘ
events leading up to the Wounded Knee Massacre ⓘ
placeOfDeath Pine Ridge Indian Reservation ⓘ
Wounded Knee Creek ⓘ
positionHeld chief of a Miniconjou Lakota band ⓘ
headman ⓘ

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Spotted Elk → alsoKnownAs → Big Foot (Lakota chief) ⓘ