High Bear, Brule

[Dietmar]

Here are two photos of High Bear, who was a Lakota leader at Rosebud.


High Bear at Rosebud Agency 1894


"Group of Rosebud Sioux chiefs"
High Bear is second from left, riding a horse
f.l.t.r.: Bear Head, High Bear, Two Strike, Scoop (Stands and Looks Back), Stranger Horse, He Dog, Swift Bear, Louis Roubideaux

Here is another High Bear, possibly a son:


High Bear in police coat, about 1896, by John A. Anderson
He was a captain of police by 1902.

I assume this must be Samuel High Bear, who was captain of police at Rosebud in 1896. Samuel earlier was a student at Carlisle Indian School.

Is there more information about these two High Bears?

[tomfcunningham]

There was a High Bear who travelled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West
in England in 1887 - 88 and again in 1891 - 92, when he was a prominent member of the company which toured Belgium, Germany and Great Britain.

In between these tours, there was a chief of the same name whom I assume to have been a different individual who was involved in the turbulent events of the times.

If we are dealing with one continuous individual, High Bear continued to tour with Buffalo Bill for several years. From memory, he was married in New York in 1895, at which time he was aged 30, and he was injured in the train crash which occurred in 1904, in which several of Buffalo Bill's Indians were killed and injured.

I could certainly dig out my documentary sources for these events should anyone wish to continue this discussion.

[ephriam]

Meany Interview with High Bear, 1907:

High Bear
Mah-to-wn-ka-tu-ya
Brule
64 years old

Rosebud 26 July 1907
Charley Tackett, Interpreter

At age of [blank] he went on his war party. It was against the Pawnees. The partisan was Eagle Weasel. High Bear made the feast and invited him to come and lead. They entered the Pawnee camp and took some horses at night.

He led his first war party at the age of [blank]. It was against the Pawnees. Some of his men counted coups.

He counted coup 9 times of which 7 were first and 2 second.

Once he attacked two Pawnees when he was wounded twice but he counted first coup on each. Even then he managed to get a horse away from them.

He led two more parties and then followed another leader and on each of the three parties he got horses from the Pawnees.

He was in eleven battles all against the Pawnees.

No one ever counted coup on him.

He never fought against the white people.

He did not use medicine.

The name High Bear belonged to his grandfather, his father and then himself. Before his father died his own name was Bull Ghost.

Iron Shell, Big Partisan, Little Thunder, and Eagle Feather Side were the greatest leaders of his people.

Agent Kelly tells story about a steer.

He was elected chief twice by his people at the age of [blank]

He never went to Washington.

Read more: amertribes.proboards.com/thread/2097/high-bear-brule#ixzz33mGSFtW5

[ariel]

I know this thread is probably like opening an old wound...but I have questions. I think I've read all the discussions on the various boards for High Bear, in an attempt to discern which High Bear is My High Bear. In comparing all the provided information with my own research through Ancestry records, Rosebud Census, and Land Patent databases I have concluded there are 3 or 4 High Bear's being discussed in the threads.
My theory is this;

High Bear, b.1827; Cheyenne River Agency; Miniconjou

High Bear, b.1840; Pine Ridge Agency; Southern Oglala leader

High Bear, b.1865; Pine Ridge Agency; Oglala; Traveled with Buffalo Bills show

High Bear, b.1847; Standing Rock Agency; Hunkpapa Cheif aka High Eagle

*I think this is My* High Bear, b.1843; Rosebud Agency; Sicangu? aka Ghost Bull


Here is where my research gets confusing, I found my association to High Bear through a land patent, claimed under heirship by my great grandmother Sophia Sunday Miller. The patent actually lists the name; Call the name High Bear. Searching this name on the Rosebud rolls led me to one record which listed High Bear and his wife Call the name, living next door to my known relative Aneptu Wakan and Oyuska. My research on my own line ended when I got to this patent, as I cannot determine the relationship through this type of document, and it was my first evidence of any generation past Sophia's parents. Starting with my last full blood relative, my line is this; My great grandmother Sophia Sunday b.1890, daughter of Anpetu Wakan b.1862 (listed in the Rosebud rolls as Sunday) and Oyuska or Lucy Sunday b.1864. High Bear is either Lucy's father or Anpetu's???

Via the Rosebud rolls, Anpetu's records begin at age 37 and I am having trouble tracking down where he was and with whom prior to those records. They do show him being born in Montana and I think he was Yanktonai, (An Anpetu was listed on the standing rock rolls at an earlier date but I have no way to determine if this was my relative Anpetu Wakan). His 1st known wife, Oyuska disappears off the rolls a few years after my great grandmother Sophia was born, again I have no idea if it was due to death or divorce. Anpetu Wakan remarries multiple times(to Alice Elk, Went Home, & Elizabeth White Hat). He spends the rest of his life on Rosebud, however I found multiple land patents under his name in Charles Mix SD, which was a Yankton Reservation prior to being absorbed into Rosebud if I remember correctly. 

Any input anyone has that might fill in a few gaps with Anpetu Wakan, or this High Bear and his wife Call the name, which might allow me to connect the dots back to the research I've already done would be extremely helpful, so thank you in advance.

On a Side note, I found one other Patent associated with Sophia Miller that might reveal family ties unknown, and it was an heirship patent original to Red Blanket. The land is located in Mellette county which I associate with the Rosebud Agency, but again, I have no way of knowing How Red Blanket is related to my family.

Though it was my first greedy white relative that secured these patents in an attempt to sell the land after my Lakota great grandmother passed away, they have at least provided me additional clues to track down my ancestors. The US gov may be shit for keeping records consistent on people, but they are excellent at doing so for land.


 

[Dietmar]

This is a John Alvin Anderson photograph of High Bear (Brule):



...and I believe this is another portrait of High Bear, cropped from a group photograph from Rosebud:

[kingsleybray]

that looks a very interesting group photo, Dietmar . . . could you post the whole picture? thanks!

[Dietmar]

Here´s the whole picture by photographer W. R. Cross, Kingsley:




I´m working on the identifications, but so far I would think Turning Bear is sitting far right, then High Bear second from right.
Third from right could be Stranger Horse, but I´m not sure yet...

[ariel]

It is hard not to get excited seeing these photo's. I have no concrete evidence (other than a land patent) that Rosebud Highbear is my relative, but I must say...I kind of look like him. I try not to set myself up for false hope, but every time I look at his picture I feel...a connection. Thank you for posting.

[Dietmar]

I believe that High Bear in also this photo, taken at Fort Niobrara in 1889. Unfortunately I don´t have a better scan available at the moment:


sitting in front, left to right: High Bear, Turning Bear, unidentified white girl, Blunt Arrow, Follows The Woman, unidentified
on horseback left: Goes To War

[ariel]

So I stumbled upon some information which clarified a bit about my High Bear (pictured above). Lakota Chief High Bear b.1844 d.1915 was my great, great, great grandfather. When his father lived he was known as Ghost Bull, and his father was High Bear, he took on his fathers name after he passed. His mothers name was Red Blanket b. 1811. I'm not sure if he had two wives or of his wife's name changed...I have the names; Call the name, and Without Cheyenne for spousal names both born in 1939.

Samuel High Bear (pictured above in police uniform) was his son. My great, great grandmother Lucy High Bear was his daughter, along with Mary High Bear (there may be other children I have yet to track down). Lucy High Bear married Anpetu Wakan, I think they met at Standing Rock rez. and had my great grandmother Sophia Sunday.

This is a big piece of the puzzle for me as I had seen pictures of Samuel High Bear before, but never knew he was related to me.

[Dietmar]

Two more portraits of Samuel High Bear, both taken at Carlisle Indian School:



Samuel High Bear, October 1879, on arrival at Carlisle Indian School



Samuel High Bear (left) with Guy American Horse (right) working at the baker shop