Spotted Tail

(1823-1881) lived near Chadron, Dawes County. Native American leader, known as a warrior who later became a skillful negotiator and advocate of peaceful relations with the United States, he was instrumental in reaching several agreements, notably in 1868 and 1876, that benefited the Lakota during their residence in northwestern Nebraska, and protested effectively in an 1870 meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Interior at Washington, DC regarding treaty violations. Consult Notable Native Americans (Gale, 1995) 410-414 and American National Biography, Vol 20 (1999) 496-497 and Lincoln Journal Star, December 31, 2000, p. C-3.

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