| Chief John Grass | |
|---|---|
| Sihasapa band chief, Lakota | |
 Matȟó Watȟákpe | |
| Born | c. 1836 |
| Died | May 10, 1918 (aged 82) Fort Yates, Sioux, North Dakota, USA |
| Spouse | Cecilia Walking Shield |
| Father | Used As A Shield Grass |
| Mother | Wawapilakiyewin Woman who does many Favors |
John Grass, Matȟó Watȟákpe or Charging Bear (c. 1836–May 10, 1918) was a chief of the Sihasapa (Blackfeet) band of Lakota people during the 1870s through 1890s.[1] He fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana. In the summer of 1873, he led his men of the Sihasapa and Oglala/Brule against the Pawnee in Nebraska near the Republican River, killing between 75 and 100 Pawnee men with mostly women and children, although the estimates of dead ranged at 156. The incident was named The Battle of Massacre Canyon.
- ^ Merkel, Diane and Dietmar Schulte-Möhring. "John Grass." American Tribes. 2009 (retrieved 3 Aug 2010)