[American Indian History - Cheyenne Hotamétaneo'o or Dog Soldiers - Pawnee] [Cheyenne Sacred Arrows]

Cheyenne Indian Camp Near Pawnee Okla. Ter August 1905. When they were visiting the Pawnee Indians. [Supplied Title]

Oklahoma Territory: 1905. Panoramic gelatin silver print measuring 9 ¾ x 2 ⅝ inches on larger mount. Tears to rear of mount from removal from mat, mount cracked at edge of image, image very good with excellent contrast. Very Good. Item #List1912B

In August of 1905, the Hotametaneo’o, or Dog Soldiers, one of the six militant bands of Cheyenne, visited the Pawnee in Oklahoma Territory in an apparent attempt to resolve the sixty-five year old controversy surrounding the Cheyenne Sacred Arrows, two of which were still in Pawnee possession. According to a newspaper account of the visit, the Pawnee gave the Cheyenne gifts and performed a war dance, but did not return the arrows, which would continue to be a source of bitterness and antagonism for decades to come. This image, of which we find no other copies, shows the Cheyenne camp near Pawnee, with several wagons and canvas tipis visible, as well as one Cheyenne subject. The Dog Soldiers had been greatly reduced in number since the beginning of the conflict in 1840, and the camp shows canvas tipis and other reservation-issue equipment, such as wagons.

Price: $600.00