Lame Bull of the Cheyenne

Lame Bull of the Cheyenne. Hotóávé’áhe. Lame Bull is honored here as a prominent medicine man, artist, and leader within the Cheyenne. He was also a Cheyenne Arrow Priest and knowledgeable of Cheyenne Arrow ceremony. He was born in 1833 to Shaking Crane and Yellow Horse Woman and lived most of his life with the Cheyenne and So’taeo’o Tribes in what is now the states of Montana and South Dakota., Despite his disability, Lame Bull became a prominent Dog Soldier War Society Member and fought in several battles including the Battle of Little Big Horn in Southern Montana., Lame Bull was married to Bull Behind Woman and settled in the geographical location of what is now downtown Oklahoma City around 1890. As Oklahoma approached its statehood and the Land Run drew near, many bands were, once again, removed from their settlements and Lame Bull moved his camp to what is now Western Kingfisher County where the Lame Bull allotment remains., Lame Bull passed away on February 20, 1901 followed by his wife Bull Behind Woman in 1908 and are both buried on the allotment., Today the Lamebull name still lives on with several great-grandchildren, some whom were born and raised on the historic family grounds. Lame Bull’s teachings, art, and stories remain still, being passed down through the generations., Several of his personal artifacts, either traded or gifted are displayed in museums across the country including History Colorado in Denver and The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. The rest remain in the Lamebull homes., Text by: , Greg Spotted Bird (Lamebull) , Great Great Grandson of Lame Bull , Sculpture Commissioned by: Robert “Bobby Joe” Lamebull