Crazy Horse.... Miniconjou...?

[Historian]

Nov 8, 2008 7:05:42 GMT -5 miyelo said:

it is not a written language.
Tashunke Witco actually means ''His crazy horse." which is actually his name...

To elaborate further, the term Witko in the Lakota language does not mean "Crazy", but is more properly translated as "Foolish".

The proper implied meaning of the name Tasunka Witko would be "His Horse Is Foolish".

The idea being that his father, the original bearer of the name, may have had a horse that acted foolish, or was willing to take bold or un-necessary risks during battle, and was therefore an object of great pride and great value.

[brock]

Dietmar,

Yes, Kills At Night was the first name he used. It was a way to draw rations. According to Doug War Eagle both Waglula and Kills At Night used the name 'Kills At Night' at the same time at alternating ration points. Always logging in as a visitor in the area of the ration distribution point or as the Lakota playfully called them, 'roaming noses'. The reason was they were certain the government was looking for Waglula and they didn't want them to know where he was.

When Crazy Horse died Waglula brought one of his wives to the adjutant office according to Doug. He said his middle wife of the three, Kills Enemy, had died in May so he really only had two surviving wives at the time, Iron Between Horns and Red Leggins. He chose to take the younger one, Red Leggins. She also witnessed the body exchange.

[frank]

Hey Brock,
When will be the part 4 released? Interesting DVD's thanks for making them.

[brock]

Frank,

Part Four got pushed to this fall as I had to get some groceries.

But I will say this, I thought that Part Four would be the most boring one because so much had taken place at the Agency and I thought it had already been written down. Not necessarily. Their resistance just went underground, of which there is still some of that thinking still among some on the rez. And to believe everyone became docile sheep just because they 'acted' like they embraced the dominant culture's ways at times is naive at best. It is an ongoing story that won't be resolved in our lifetimes. I just feel lucky to have been invited in.

[frank]

Well, you are lucky indeed. As I see it goes like this for me: I wont forget everything Ive ever read about CH if his relatives say something different on those DVDs, BUT I am very keen to learn what they have to say and pick up all the small details that are never heard of before. Thanks for making the DVDs.

[Henri]

Mabell Kadlecek died on Sept.5th at an age of 99, ironically,she died on the same day Crazy Horse died in 1877