Thomas Yellowtail | |
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Born | March 7, 1903 Crow Indian reservation near Lodge Grass, Montana |
Died | November 24, 1993 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Sun Dance preservationist, Native American activist, Medicine Man |
Spouse | Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail |
Father | Hawk with the Yellow Tail Feathers |
Relatives | Robert Yellowtail (brother) |
Thomas Yellowtail (March 7, 1903 - November 24, 1993) was a Medicine Man and Sun Dance chief of the Crow tribe for over thirty years prior to his death. Thomas Yellowtail's adult life was dedicated to the adherence to, and preservation of, the Sun Dance religion.[1]