Two Moons | |
|---|---|
| Ishaynishus, Éše'he Ôhnéšesêstse | |
 Two Moons (Credit: Northwestern University Library Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian, 2003). | |
| Cheyenne leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1847 Montana |
| Died | 1917 |
| Resting place | Alongside U.S. Route 212, west of Busby, Montana |
| Parent(s) | Father, Carries the Otter |
| Known for | Participation in the Battle of the Rosebud, Battle of Little Big Horn, and the Battle of Wolf Mountain; Indian Scout; Chief of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation; One of three models for the Buffalo nickel. |
Two Moons (c. 1847–1917), or Ishaynishus (Cheyenne: Éše'he Ôhnéšesêstse),[1] was one of the Cheyenne chiefs who took part in the Battle of the Little Bighorn and other battles against the United States Army.[2]
- ^ Cheyenne Dictionary[permanent dead link] by Fisher, Leman, Pine, Sanchez.
- ^ Curtis, E. (1907) The North American Indian. Vol.6 The Piegan, the Cheyenne and the Arapaho..