Black Kettle (Cheyenne chief), 1803-1868

LC control no.	n 2003044813
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Black Kettle (Cheyenne chief), 1803-1868 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Black Kettle (Cheyenne chief), d. 1868 Kettle, Black (Cheyenne chief), 1803-1868 Moketavato, 1803-1868
Associated country	United States
Located	Denver (Colo.)
Birth date	1803
Death date	1868-11-27
Place of birth	Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Place of death	Washita County (Okla.)
Profession or occupation	Indians--Kings and rulers
Found in	Custer's first massacre: the battle of the Washita, 1968: t.p. (Black Kettle) LC data base, June 18, 2003 (hdg.: Black Kettle, Cheyenne chief, d. 1868) Johansen, Bruce E. The encyclopedia of Native American biography, 1997: pages 41-42 (Black Kettle; Moketavato. A member of the Southern Cheyennes. Born in the Black Hills, became a leading chief of the Southern Cheyennes. Killed in the Washita massacre by George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry. Though the Southern Cheyennes and white settlers in the Denver area lived peacefully during their first years of contact, in spring 1864, an officer of the Colorado volunteer militia reported that Cheyennes had stolen a number of his cattle and attacked and killed many Cheyennes. The governor of Colorado persuaded the Cheyennes to settle at Sand Creek, which this volunteer (Reverend J. M. Chivington) again attacked. Though Black Kettle hoisted a white flag and a U.S. flag, Chivington and his volunteers continued their slaughter. Black Kettle escaped, though wounded. Though the Sand Creek Massacre was condemned by many, it began many strings of attacks. Black Kettle and the survivors of the Sand Creek Massacre moved to Washita. On November 27, 1868, General Custer and his Seventh Calvalry attacked again, killing between 40 and 110 Cheyenne, including Black Kettle.) Find A Grave (online), viewed September 1, 2021 (Black Kettle, born in 1803 in South Dakota.)