Big Elk
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big-elk-204-14061527
title:
Big Elk
text:
Big Elk, also known as Ontopanga (1765/75–1846/1848), was a principal chief of the Omaha tribe for many years on the upper Missouri River. He is notable for his oration delivered at the funeral of Black Buffalo, the maternal grandfather of Crazy Horse, in 1813. Big Elk led his people during a time of increasing changes, with threats from Sioux warfare, disease, and European-American encroachment. He created alliances to protect his people and prepare for a future that he thought depended on a cl
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original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Elk
date created:
2007-12-26T01:30:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T04:11:05Z
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