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Crow Dog

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Crow Dog (b. Kargi Sunka) (?1835–?1910) Brûle Sioux chief; born in the northern Great Plains. His conviction for the murder of Chief Spotted Tail was set aside by a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which stated that the U.S. government had no jurisdiction over crimes committed on Indian lands. In the 1880s he joined the Ghost Dance movement.
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Crow Dog and Erdoes 1991:58) often state that inversion of the flag, such as that seen here, was a signal of distress, we doubt that this maritime practice and its meaning of distress had diffused to indigenous peoples of the high Plains at this time.
The changing symbolism of flags in Plains Indian cultures by Logan, Michael H.; Schmittou, Douglas A. / Whispering Wind
On August 5, 1881, Crow Dog shot and killed Chief Spotted Tail.
Indian Tribal Sovereignty by BULZOMI, MICHAEL J. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
A simple assessment of authentic Aboriginal names of the past reveals such mystical and beautiful titles as Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Dull Knife, Bloody Knife, Roman Nose, Old Man Afraid of His Horses, Big Foot, Black Kettle, Crow Dog, Gall, Rough Feather, Wild Hog, Hairy Bear, Lame Deer, Leg-In-The-Water, Low Dog, and Stumbling Bear to name just a few historical Indians.
My name soars like an eagle (reflects on Native Indian names) by Taylor, Drew Hayden / Wind Speaker
 
 
 
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