Yellow Wolf or Ho'néoxheóvaestse (died 1864) [1] was a Cheyenne Chief who led the Rope Hair group of the Southern Cheyenne. [2] He lived to be 85 years old, and died in 1864 at the Sand Creek Massacre at Sand Creek, Colorado, along with his brother. [1] [3] The massacre took place when two militia units, the 1st and 3rd Colorado Regiments, attacked the tribe when they were camping. [4] More than 150 died in the attack; women and children and the elderly were not spared. [4]
Yellow Wolf was held up by George Grinnell, in 1915, as a leader who worked for peace. [1] He said that he was a "constant worker" on behalf of peace. He said it was patriotic work, done out of love for the tribe and its future that he worked in this direction. [1]
Yellow Wolf had a son, Red Moon, who lived through the battle and went on to become another prominent chief. [3]
Yellow Wolf or Ho'néoxheóvaestse (died 1864) [1] was a Cheyenne Chief who led the Rope Hair group of the Southern Cheyenne. [2] He lived to be 85 years old, and died in 1864 at the Sand Creek Massacre at Sand Creek, Colorado, along with his brother. [1] [3] The massacre took place when two militia units, the 1st and 3rd Colorado Regiments, attacked the tribe when they were camping. [4] More than 150 died in the attack; women and children and the elderly were not spared. [4]
Yellow Wolf was held up by George Grinnell, in 1915, as a leader who worked for peace. [1] He said that he was a "constant worker" on behalf of peace. He said it was patriotic work, done out of love for the tribe and its future that he worked in this direction. [1]
Yellow Wolf had a son, Red Moon, who lived through the battle and went on to become another prominent chief. [3]