Tasunka Kokipapi

They-Even-Fear-His-Horses
Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi
They Even Fear His Horses, 1884
Oglala Sioux chief leader
Preceded byOld Man Afraid of His Horse
Personal details
Bornc. 1836
DiedJuly 13, 1893(1893-07-13) (aged 56–57)[1]
near Newcastle, Wyoming, United States
Resting placeMakansan Presbyterian Cemetery near Oglala, South Dakota
ParentChief Old Man Afraid of His Horse (1808–1889)
Known forFought under Red Cloud in Red Cloud's War; negotiator for the Sioux Nation after the Wounded Knee Massacre; served on delegations to Washington, D.C.

Tasunka Kokipapi (Lakota: Tȟašúŋke Kȟokípȟapi, 1836 – July 13, 1893), was an Oglala Lakota leader known for his participation in Red Cloud's War, as a negotiator for the Sioux Nation after the Wounded Knee Massacre, and for serving on delegations to Washington, D.C.. During and after his lifetime American sources and written records mistranslated his name as Young Man Afraid of His Horses or uncommonly as His-Horses-Are-Afraid, but a proper translation is They-Fear-Even-His-Horses or His Horse Is Feared, meaning that the bearer of the name was so feared in battle that even the sight of his horse would inspire fear.