Red Spotted Calf of the Oglala

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Red Spotted Calf of the Oglala

Also Known As: "Spotted Elk Woman"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: South Dakota Territory, United States
Death: 1889 (48-49)
Indian Territory, South Dakota, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Chief Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta) Maȟpíya Lúta Red Cloud and Pretty Owl Woman "Mary" Red Cloud
Wife of American Horse, Chieftain of the Oglala Lakota
Mother of Bear Don't Scare Guy American Horse; Maggie Stands Looking American Horse; Thomas American Horse; Benjamin American Horse and Samuel American Horse
Sister of Jack Red Cloud, Chief of the Oglala Lakota Sioux and Louise Richard
Half sister of Molly Gerry and Charles Sha-tay-ke-wainze Chartier, aka Red Cloud

Managed by: Erin Ishimoticha
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About Red Spotted Calf of the Oglala

Oglala Lakota


  • Daughter of Chief Mahpiya Luta Red Cloud
  • Also known as Spotted Elk Woman
  • Married American Horse in 1869
  • Children: Bear Don't Scare Guy, Maggie Stands Looking, Thomas, Samuel and Benjamin American Horse

"American Horse, married to a daughter of the war chief Red Cloud, was a chief of the Bad Face (Ite Sica) band of Oglala, later called the Loafer (Wagluhe) band. He was also elevated to the position of an Ongloge Un or Shirt Wearer, one of the four leading chiefs of the Oglala. The deerskin garment which signaled this honor, trimmed with beaded bands and locks of human hair, is displayed atop the posing stand at left... " - https://www.american-tribes.com/Lakota/BIO/AmericanHorse.htm

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Red Spotted Calf of the Oglala's Timeline

1840
1840
South Dakota Territory, United States
1861
1861
Pine Ridge Reservation, Dakota Territory (South Dakota), United States
1865
1865
Pine Ridge Reservation, Dakota Territory (South Dakota), United States
1868
1868
Pine Ridge Reservation, Shannon County (Oglala Lakota), Dakota Territory (South Dakota), United States
1876
1876
1876
Pine Ridge Reservation, Shannon County (Oglala Lakota), South Dakota, United States
1889
1889
Age 49
Indian Territory, South Dakota, United States