Interview, Dan Old Bull

File — Box: 2, Folder: 4

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains a typescript of a three-hour conversation between Dan Old Bull and John Stands In Timber which took place near the Sun Dance encampment west of Lame Deer, Montana. Dan Old Bull recalls his childhood when the Cheyenne still lived in the old ways. He describes an attack on his village by the U.S. Army in conjunction with Crows, Pawnees, Shoshones, and Utes. Other topics covered include the creation of reservations and the enlistment of various people as army scouts. Old Bull also relates his genealogy (14 pages).

Dates

1940-1990

Conditions Governing Access

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