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Hollow Horn Bear
(1850–1913) was a
Brulé
Lakota
leader, who fought in many battles, including
Little Bighorn
. As police chief of the
Rosebud Reservation
, he arrested
Crow Dog
for the murder of
Spotted Tail
and testified before the
Supreme Court of the United States
in
Ex parte Crow Dog
. He was the chief orator for the Lakota, and took part in the inaugural parades for
Theodore Roosevelt
and
Woodrow Wilson
. He was featured on a 1922
postage stamp
and the 1970 $10
Military Payment Certificate
, and was
possibly
the basis for other depictions of
Native Americans
including the
US five-dollar bill
.
Photograph:
Library of Congress
Harris & Ewing
collection; restoration:
GreenMeansGo
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