High Backbone or Hump | |
|---|---|
| Canku Wakatuya | |
| Miniconjou Lakota leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1820 |
| Died | 1870 |
| Spouse(s) | At least two Cheyenne wives, and one Crow wife |
| Relations | Sister, Rattling Blanket Woman (half-sister, married Crazy Horse's father, Worm) |
| Children | Hump II (?-after 1900), other children? Sarah Hump |
| Parent(s) | Father, Black Buffalo (1760-1820), Mother, Good Voice Woman? |
| Known for | Leader in the Wagon Box Fight and the Fetterman Fight, mentor to Crazy Horse |
High Backbone also called Hump, or Canku Wakatuya (c. 1820-1870) was a Miniconjou Lakota military leader. He led troops in the Wagon Box Fight and the Fetterman Fight.[1]
- ^ Marshall, Joseph M. III (2004). The journey of Crazy Horse: a Lakota history. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-303621-0.
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