Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse (Sioux: Tasunka witko, pronounced tash?nka uitko), (c. 1838 – September 5, 1877) was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux Native American tribe and is noted for his courage in battle. Crazy Horse was recognized among his own people as a visionary leader committed to preserving the traditions and values of the Lakota way of life and leading his people into a war against the take-over of their lands by the White Man.

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Crazy Horse's exact birth date cannot be determined. He Dog, an Oglala warrior, said during an interview on July 7, 1930, "I and Crazy Horse were both born in the same year and at the same season of the year.... I am now 92 years old." That would mean that Crazy Horse was born about 1838. Encouraging Bear, spiritual adviser to Crazy Horse, reported that Crazy Horse was born in the fall "in the year in which the band to which he belonged, the Oglalas, stole 100 horses." According to winter counts kept by Cloud Shield and White Bull, the year was 1840.

1838: 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar)....

September 5: September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). There are 117 days remaining....

1877: 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar)....

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