Iron Shell
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Iron Shell was a Brulé
Sioux
chief. He initially became prominent after an 1843 raid on the Pawnee, and became sub-chief of the Brulé under Little Thunder
. He became chief of the Brulé Orphan Band during the Powder River War of 1866-1868. He signed the Treaty of 1868, and lived the remainder of his life on the Rosebud Indian Reservation
. Hollow Horn Bear
was his son.
During a raid on the Pawnee by the Brulé in 1843, Iron Shell received recognition for his actions. Thirteen years later, at Fort Pierre, under Little Thunder, Iron Shell was made a sub-chief of the Brules. Iron Shell became chief of the Brulé's Orphan Band during the Powder River War of 1866-1868. When General Harney and his troops made a surprise attack in 1855 against the Brulé at present day Lewellen, Nebraska
, Chief Iron Shell was there and fought against Harney's troops. Two of Iron Shell's wives were captured that day, though Iron Shell escaped. That confrontation constituted the largest loss of life through death or capture and loss of property that the Sicangu had ever experienced.
Chief Iron Shell led many attacks against the Omaha and Pawnee. On September 4, 1867, Chief Iron Shell and 180 of his followers arrived at North Platte. He eventually signed the Treaty of 1868 and settled in the Upper Cut Meat District on the Rosebud Reservation. He died in the 1870s and was buried near St. Francis, South Dakota
.
Brulé
The Brulé are one of the seven branches or bands of the Teton Lakota Sioux American Indian nation. They are known as Sičháŋǧu Oyáte , or "Burnt Thighs Nation," and so, were called Brulé by the French...
Sioux
Sioux
The Sioux are Native American and First Nations people in North America. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many language dialects...
chief. He initially became prominent after an 1843 raid on the Pawnee, and became sub-chief of the Brulé under Little Thunder
Little Thunder
Wakíŋyaŋ Čík’ala was a Brulé Lakota chief. Little Thunder was born about 1820. He took over as chief of the Brulé after the death of Conquering Bear in 1854. Little Thunder died about 1879 on the Rosebud Indian Reservation of the Dakota Territory....
. He became chief of the Brulé Orphan Band during the Powder River War of 1866-1868. He signed the Treaty of 1868, and lived the remainder of his life on the Rosebud Indian Reservation
Rosebud Indian Reservation
The Rosebud Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States. It is the home of the federally recognized Sicangu Oyate, also known as Sicangu Lakota, the Upper Brulé Sioux Nation, and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe , a branch of the Lakota people...
. Hollow Horn Bear
Hollow Horn Bear
Hollow Horn Bear was a Brulé Sioux leader during the Indian Wars on the Great Plains of the United States....
was his son.
Biography
Tukiha Maza (Iron Shell) was born c. 1820. Iron Shell was the son of Sicangu Chief Bull Tail. "Sicangu" meant "burnt thighs", the name given to some of the Lakota people who had been caught in a prairie fire that burned their legs. The French later gave them the name Brulé.During a raid on the Pawnee by the Brulé in 1843, Iron Shell received recognition for his actions. Thirteen years later, at Fort Pierre, under Little Thunder, Iron Shell was made a sub-chief of the Brules. Iron Shell became chief of the Brulé's Orphan Band during the Powder River War of 1866-1868. When General Harney and his troops made a surprise attack in 1855 against the Brulé at present day Lewellen, Nebraska
Lewellen, Nebraska
Lewellen is a village in Garden County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lewellen is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land....
, Chief Iron Shell was there and fought against Harney's troops. Two of Iron Shell's wives were captured that day, though Iron Shell escaped. That confrontation constituted the largest loss of life through death or capture and loss of property that the Sicangu had ever experienced.
Chief Iron Shell led many attacks against the Omaha and Pawnee. On September 4, 1867, Chief Iron Shell and 180 of his followers arrived at North Platte. He eventually signed the Treaty of 1868 and settled in the Upper Cut Meat District on the Rosebud Reservation. He died in the 1870s and was buried near St. Francis, South Dakota
St. Francis, South Dakota
St. Francis is a town on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
.