Thanx Dietmar,
it would be nice to collect some data about Shot-In-The-Eye. There is only little known about the man.
Here is what I have:
Shot-In-the-Eye Ista Ogna Opi
(abt. 1835 – aft. 1910)
There is little known about this Oglala. Shot-In-the-Eye was most likely wounded in battle rather than by accident as the use of the word "shot" indicates.
According to posts on the internet he was an Oglala Sioux who fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, where he was wounded and lost most likely his left eye
According to the New York Times of Sept. 18, 1903 (“Indians At The Garden”) he was member of “Colonel Cummins’ Wild West, Indian Congress and Rough Riders of the World” by- Frederick T. Cummins. The show created a special presentation of the “Custer Massacre at Little Bighorn”.
On January 17, 1910 he was allotted land and the papers give another Name (“White Mountain”). This name was corroborated by Mike Stevens’s Tiyospaye website and also used by Cowan's Auctions.
He was married to Woodpecker (Ske-luta-win, 1838 - ?) about 1858.
Married to Red Bird (Zintkala Luta Win, 1838 -?) aka
Susie Shot-In-the-Eye, noted for walking back from Canada to be with her people and for being one of the most recognized Women Warriors, having fought in the Battle at Greasy Grass. She fought valiantly alongside her sons Rock, Lone Hill and High Wolf along with her husband Shot-In-the-Eye.
Question: Are Woodpecker and Red Bird the same person?
Oglala Lakota Activist & Writer
Dana Lone Hill (Oyate Wačhíŋy Aŋpi) is a great granddaughter of Shot-In-the-Eye. She is a writer for the Lakota Country Times and the Guardian. In her book “Pointing With Lips” she covers a week in the life of a “Rez Chick” in Pine Ridge.
So, that's all. Maybe friends from Pine Ridge can add some information. Would be great.
Toksha from Germany, Gregor