Spotted Tail (Sinte Galeska, l. 1823-1881) was a Brule Lakota Sioux chief best known for choosing diplomacy over military conflict in dealing with the US government's policy of expansion in the 19th century. Although he became a respected warrior in his youth, he came to see military resistance to Euro-American expansion across Native lands as futile.
More about: Sioux Chief Spotted Tail (Eastman's Biography)Definition
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1823 - 1881Life of Sioux chief Spotted Tail.
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c. 1854 - c. 1856Spotted Tail surrenders himself to US authorities and is imprisoned; learns to speak and write English.
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1868Spotted Tail signs the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868.
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c. 1870 - c. 1881Spotted Tail works for peace between the Plains Indians and the US government.
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1881Spotted Tail is killed by Lakota warrior Crow Dog, possibly for his policies with the US government.
