Photo of Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses from the Nebraska State Historical Society
One of forty-nine photographs in “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” by Dee Brown. NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1970).
Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses (1836-1893) was a chief of the Oglala Sioux. He is 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. Red Cloud’s War of 1866-1868 was the only Indian war to end in defeat for the United States and Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses served as an instrumental war leader during this conflict. [Source: Wikipedia]
Photo of Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses from the Nebraska State Historical Society
One of forty-nine photographs in “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” by Dee Brown. NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, (1970).
Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses (1836-1893) was a chief of the Oglala Sioux. He is 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. Red Cloud’s War of 1866-1868 was the only Indian war to end in defeat for the United States and Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses served as an instrumental war leader during this conflict. [Source: Wikipedia]