Chief Big Road
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Died1897
Occupationschief, warrior
Big Road | |
|---|---|
| Čanku Tanka | |
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| Died | 1897 |
| Occupations | chief, warrior |
Big Road (c. 1834 – 1897) was a Oglala warrior and artist of the Oyuhpe Band. Also called Čanku Tanka or Wide Trail,[1] Big Road fought in the Fetterman Fight of Red Cloud's War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.[2] His artwork is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.[3]
In May 1877, he surrendered with Crazy Horse.[2] In October 1877, he was part of a delegation to Washington, D.C.[4] Big Road fled to Canada after Crazy Horse was killed, returning to Pine Ridge Reservation around 1881.[2][1] In 1891 he again traveled with several others to Washington.[4]
