Significance (cont'd.)
- Because of his cooperation and peacefulness, Wolf Robe was awarded the Benjamin Harrison Peace Medal in 1890
Significance
- Wolf Robe was known for being friendly to the white people and U.S. government
- he participated in multiple delegations with the government regarding where the Native Americans lived
- Wolf Robe cooperated with the government in the relocation of his tribe, the Southern Cheyenne
Time Period
Wolf Robe was born between 1838 and 1846 and died in 1910 while on the reservation in Oklahoma. His name first appeared when he and other Cheyenne warriors attacked the soldiers of General Blunt, led by Major Scott Anthony, in 1864. This was a time of other great battles between the U.S. government and Native Americans.
Wolf Robe's Tribe
(affiliation and information)
- Wolf Robe belonged to the Southern Cheyenne
- At Sand Creek, the Cheyenne were the tribe massacred
- Wolf Robe was a tribal leader of the Southern Cheyenne
- The Southern Cheyenne lived on an Indian reservation in Oklahoma (near the Arkansas River)
Wolf Robe