Post by ephriam on Jun 5, 2014 10:09:38 GMT -5
Meany Interview with Joseph Little Hawk, 1907:
(Joseph) Little Hawk
Che-ton Chi-kala
Rosebud 27 July 1907
William Thunder Hawk, Interpreter
Eldest son of the noted Brule Sioux Chief Two Strike.
Has five letters from C. P. Jordan for 20 years a trader among the Sioux; James McLaughlin, U.S. Indian Inspector; J. B. Mortsolf, Day School Inspector.
52 years old
He was 12 years old when he went on the first war party. It was with his father, Two Strike. It was against the Pawnees. They brought home one scalp and some horses.
He did not lead a war party himself on account of his father’s influence and leadership.
He participated in five battles mostly against the Pawnees. In one battle he hit a Pawnee on the third turn and brought back a horse. This is his counting of coup.
He considers Two Strike the greatest leader of his people, but of the Sioux Nation, Spotted Tail, White Thunder, Crazy-in-the-Lodge, Thunder Hawk and Black Crow, Big Turkey, Sorrel Horse, One Feather were brave hearts.
He considers General Grant the greatest fighting leader of the white people.
After Crazy Horse was killed he went to Washington with a delegation. This was just before they settled here at Rosebud. Before that they roamed about hunting buffalo, deer and so on for food and clothing. They had no settled houses. In those days they tanned buffalo skins and saved the sinew and of them sewed their tipis. They got the lodge-poles from the Black Hills. In those days they lived strong and did not die as they do now. In the fall they dried buffalo meat for winter and they kept their horses in good condition for hunting at any time.
He got his name from a little hawk. His father gave it to him because he went on the war path when he was young.
He considers Leading Dog (or Muggings) the greatest medicine man of his people. He got no medicine from him but he saw Indians shoot at him with arrows but without piercing him.
He had no medicine.
He never fasted on a hill.
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were north. He heard they were both great fighters and both were killed by soldiers.
Being the son of a chief he had his father’s advice in the choice of a friend. He had no use for boys or men of bad characters. He followed the religion of the good men old or young. While he is alive on earth he wants to be good. He knows that taking things away in the dark is not right.
(Joseph) Little Hawk
Che-ton Chi-kala
Rosebud 27 July 1907
William Thunder Hawk, Interpreter
Eldest son of the noted Brule Sioux Chief Two Strike.
Has five letters from C. P. Jordan for 20 years a trader among the Sioux; James McLaughlin, U.S. Indian Inspector; J. B. Mortsolf, Day School Inspector.
52 years old
He was 12 years old when he went on the first war party. It was with his father, Two Strike. It was against the Pawnees. They brought home one scalp and some horses.
He did not lead a war party himself on account of his father’s influence and leadership.
He participated in five battles mostly against the Pawnees. In one battle he hit a Pawnee on the third turn and brought back a horse. This is his counting of coup.
He considers Two Strike the greatest leader of his people, but of the Sioux Nation, Spotted Tail, White Thunder, Crazy-in-the-Lodge, Thunder Hawk and Black Crow, Big Turkey, Sorrel Horse, One Feather were brave hearts.
He considers General Grant the greatest fighting leader of the white people.
After Crazy Horse was killed he went to Washington with a delegation. This was just before they settled here at Rosebud. Before that they roamed about hunting buffalo, deer and so on for food and clothing. They had no settled houses. In those days they tanned buffalo skins and saved the sinew and of them sewed their tipis. They got the lodge-poles from the Black Hills. In those days they lived strong and did not die as they do now. In the fall they dried buffalo meat for winter and they kept their horses in good condition for hunting at any time.
He got his name from a little hawk. His father gave it to him because he went on the war path when he was young.
He considers Leading Dog (or Muggings) the greatest medicine man of his people. He got no medicine from him but he saw Indians shoot at him with arrows but without piercing him.
He had no medicine.
He never fasted on a hill.
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were north. He heard they were both great fighters and both were killed by soldiers.
Being the son of a chief he had his father’s advice in the choice of a friend. He had no use for boys or men of bad characters. He followed the religion of the good men old or young. While he is alive on earth he wants to be good. He knows that taking things away in the dark is not right.
