High Backbone

High Backbone or Hump
Canku Wakatuya
Miniconjou Lakota leader
Personal details
Bornc. 1820
Died1870
Spouse(s)At least two Cheyenne wives, and one Crow wife
RelationsSister, Rattling Blanket Woman (half-sister, married Crazy Horse's father, Worm)
ChildrenHump II (?-after 1900), other children? Sarah Hump
Parent(s)Father, Black Buffalo (1760-1820), Mother, Good Voice Woman?
Known forLeader in the Wagon Box Fight and the Fetterman Fight, mentor to Crazy Horse

High Backbone also called Hump, or Canku Wakatuya (c. 1820-1870) was a Miniconjou Lakota military leader. He led troops in the Wagon Box Fight and the Fetterman Fight.[1]

  1. ^ Marshall, Joseph M. III (2004). The journey of Crazy Horse: a Lakota history. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-303621-0.