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Šóta "Smoke" . Featherman, Chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux

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Šóta "Smoke" . Featherman (Chief Smoke-Shota Smoke), Chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux
Also Known As:	"Old Chief Smoke", "Slow Buffalo Bull", "Slow Buffalo Bull; Smoke", "Chief Old Smoke"
Birthdate:	1774
Birthplace:	Lakota Sioux Nations
Death:	1864 (89-90) Fort Laramie, WY, United States (Natural causes; old age)
Immediate Family:	Son of Chief White Parts Rabbit, Pte Oyate and Looking Walker Woman . Husband of Yellow Haired Woman .; Looking Cloud Woman .; Brown Eyes Woman .; Burnt Her Woman . and Comes Out Slow Woman . Father of Iron Plume . ., I; Woman Dress .; First Elk Woman Janis; Swift Hawk; Spotted Bear and 16 others Brother of Walks As She Thinks; White Cow Woman Iron Cane White Cow Woman, Pte Oyate; NN Sister of Walks as She Thinks .; White Hawk . and White Cow Woman
Occupation:	Head Chief of Teton Hunkpatila (Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation) from 1797-1864

Managed by:	Erin Ishimoticha
Last Updated:	August 1, 2023

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About Šóta "Smoke" . Featherman, Chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux

Old Smoke, which by 1825 had been "Head Man" for nearly 20 years at the time of Lone Man's death took Red Cloud's mother Walks As She Thinks, Red Cloud, his younger brother Big Spider and in infant daughter into his tribal group. The four year old Red Cloud was educated as a warrior by Old Smoke and his brother White Hawk.

Sources: The Heart of Everything That Is, The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend. His autobiography. Simon & Schuster , 2013 New York Times Best Seller

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Šóta "Smoke" . Featherman, Chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux's Timeline

1774	1774	Birth of Šóta "Smoke" . Featherman, Chief ... Lakota Sioux Nations
1800	1800	Birth of Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi "Old Man Afraid of...
1820	1820	Birth of Iron Plume . ., I
	1820	Birth of Blue Horse ., Twin
1821	1821	Birth of First Elk Woman Janis South Dakota, United States
1822	1822	Birth of Itȟáŋka "Big Mouth" ., Twin, chie...
1834	January 1834	Birth of Ulala-Eulalia Sun Gleskawi Conroy Dakota/Wyoming Territory
1840	1840	Birth of American Horse
1844	1844	Birth of Sota
1855	1855	Birth of Cloud Horse Woman

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