Red
Fox is twice listed as one of the leaders of the Oglala
Oyuhpe band: first in an 1865 document naming
headmen to be contacted by peace intermediaries. The
other named Oyuhpes were Standing Bear, Single
Crow, and Black Fox (identified as the brother-in-law
of trader Joseph Bissonette - he was also the father
of Kicking Bear). Possibly these men were wakicunze
in 1865? In 1867 Indian Affairs Supt. H. Denman, with
the help of trader G. P. Beauvais, prepared a list
of Lakota bands and chiefs involved in the hostilities
on the Bozeman Trail. For the Oyuhpes he again listed
four leaders - Flying Feather [aka White Plume?],
Red Dog, Red Fox, and Shaker. In 1870 we again have
in the picture above Red Fox, dressed as a shirt wearer,
with Red Dog on the first Oglala delegation to Washington.
I can't trace a clear referenced to Red Fox after
1870 - perhaps he died, perhaps he went under another
name.
Bear
Skin - or fully Bearskin Robe (Mato-ha Shina)
- was one of the Oglala signatories to the 1868 treaty.
He is listed near the end of the document, which may
mean he was one of the headmen who signed at the Upper
Platte Agency (North Platte, Nebraska) about the 1st
of June. He was rated a head soldier in 1875. He may
be another of Joe Bissonette's in-laws. —
Kingsley Bray
