Lame Deer

Lame Deer (c. 1821-1877), also called "The Elk that Whistles Running," was a first chief of the Miniconjou Lakota (trans. "They who plant by the water") and vice chief of the Wakpokinyan (trans. "To Fly along the river") band.

This article is about the 19th-century Lakota chief and grandfather of John Fire Lame Deer. For other uses, see Lame Deer (disambiguation).
Lame Deer
Tĥáĥčahušté
Miniconjou Lakota leader
Personal details
Bornc. 1821
DiedMay 10, 1877(1877-05-10) (aged 55–56)
Montana Territory
Resting placeLame Deer, Montana
Known forParticipation in the Battle of Little Big Horn and the Battle of Little Muddy Creek
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