Black Kettle

Make- ta - vatah, also Motavato or Moxtaveto, known as Black Kettle (* 1803 near the Black Hills, South Dakota, † November 27, 1868 ) was chief of the Southern Cheyenne. On February 18, 1861, he signed with other Indians, the Treaty of Fort Wise, on October 14, 1865 those of Little Arkansas, and on October 16, 1867 from Medicine Lodge Creek.

Together with Lean Bear he visited in 1863 President Abraham Lincoln in Washington DC On November 29, 1864 Colonel John M. Chivington attacked with the Colorado militia, the regiments of the 1st and 3rd Colorado Cavalry and the 1st New Mexico Volunteer Militia, the tent village of Black Kettle and White Antelope at Sand Creek River, between the present places FirstView and Brandon, Kiowa County ( Colorado) and killed about 150 inhabitants of the village, most of the victims were women and children. All victims were scalped and mutilated. In this incident, which became known as the Sand Creek Massacre in history, also chief White Antelope lost his life. Black Kettle escaped. He died on 27 November 1868 a further assault on the whites his tent village, this time on the Washita River, Roger Mills County ( Oklahoma). This raid was carried out by the 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant Colonel) George Armstrong Custer. Black Kettle died along with 101 Cheyenne, also in this massacre most of the victims were women and children.