Crazy Horse
I am Crazy Horse. I was born in 1841. I died at Fort Robinson
in 1877.
Education and Early Life
I trained to be a hunter and warrior by his friend. I could shoot a bow and arrow and ride bare back on my horse. At the age of 12 or 14 I had a vision trip. A vision trip is alone without food or water. I had a dream of the future.
Interesting Facts
I became a chief form my bravery in battle. I protected the women
and children. My grandfather’s name was Crazy Horse. My father’s
name was Crazy Horse. My mother’s name was Rattling Blanket woman.
As a boy I was know as light hair and curly.
Why I am famous…
Because I battled and won at Little Big Horn where general Custard was
defeated.
Hardships and Obstacles
When I was young my mother died. White people broke many promises to me. Cold weather, no food and small pox were other hardships I had during my life.
Facts about Crazy Horse
1. Crazy Horse was given his father’s name.
2. He rode into battle with motto "Today is a good day to fight.
Today is a good day to die"
3. He went to battle dressed like his vision warrior.
4. Crazy Horse stole horses from the Crow Indians when he was just
13
More Facts
5. He led his first war party before he was 12 years old
6. Fought for Chief Red Cloud against American Settlers in Wyoming
7. He fought the American armies and settlers because they wanted to
put his tribe and other Indian tribes on a reservation.
8. He was the last chief to surrender in the war.
Even More Facts
9. Crazy Horse scalped a person once.
10. When Crazy Horse left the reservation to take his sick wife, Black
Shaw, to her parent’s house, he was arrested because the white men thought
he was planning to escape. A soldier shot him.
References
If You Lived with the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern
Crazy Horse by Matthew Grant
Heros and Warriors—Crazy Horse by Jason Hook
The Story of an American Indian by John Milton
Indian Chiefs by Lynne Deur
Crazy Horse: A Sioux Warrior by Enid LaMonted Meadoucroft
www.pbs.org
emayzine.com
historytelevision .com
indigneouspeople.net