High Bald Eagle
THE SICHANGU (BURNT THIGH/BRULE) LAKOTA, HIGH BALD EAGLE c. 1941:
High Bald Eagle was a 20-year old warrior in 1876 at Battle of the Greasy Grass (Little Big Horn). He was a follower of Crow Dog at the mother of all Indian Wars battle. A nephew of Chief Iron Shell Necklace and a cousin of Chief Spotted Tail, High Bald Eagle had an envious war record which included a great battle between the Sioux and Pawnees in August 1873. In it he counted two coups and took two Pawnee scalps. Counting coup was a higher honor than killing the enemy.
“When I was born my father’s father saw a bald eagle flying way up in the sky and so named me ‘High Bald Eagle.'” – Rosebud Reservation 1941
Photo Courtesy~Pinterest/FacesofLittleBigHorn.
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