Lean Bear

Cheyenne Peace Chief believed to be Lean Bear. Taken 1863, in Washington, D.C.

Lean Bear (Cheyenne name Awoninahku, c. 1813–1864), alternatively translated as Starving Bear,[1] was a Cheyenne peace chief.[2] He was a member of the Council of Forty-four,[3] a tribal governance devoted to maintaining peace with encroaching United States settlers. Lean Bear's most notable peace deals include the Treaty of Fort Wise[4] and a meeting with US President Abraham Lincoln.[5] His work towards peace between his people and the American settlers in the Southern Plains was cut short when he was killed by the 1st Colorado Cavalry Regiment and violent retaliations ensued.[4]

  1. ^ West, Elliott (1998). The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers, and the Rush to Colorado. Lawrence, KN: University Press of Kansas. p. 284. ISBN 9780700608911.
  2. ^ Ricky 182
  3. ^ Cozzens, Peter. The Earth is Weeping. Knopf.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference weeks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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