Cheyenne chiefs and leaders
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Morning Star (chief)
Chief of the Northern Cheyenne people
Morning Star | |
|---|---|
| Born | ca.
1810 |
| Died | 1883 |
| Resting place | Lame Deer, Montana |
| Nickname(s) | Dull Knife (Tamílapéšni, Tah-me-la-phe-shnee or Motšêške Ôhnêxahpo) |
Morning Star (Cheyenne: Vóóhéhéve;[1] also known by his Lakota Sioux name Tȟamílapȟéšni or its translation, Dull Knife[2][3]) (c.
1810–1883) was a great chief of the Northern Cheyenne people and headchief of the Notameohmésêhese ("Northern Eaters"; also simply known as Ȯhmésėhese or "Eaters") band on the northern Great Plains during the 19th century.
Cheyenne leader
He was noted for his active resistance to westward expansion and the United States federal government. It is due to the courage and determination of Morning Star and other leaders that the Northern Cheyenne still possess a homeland in their traditional country in present-day Montana.
Although he was known as "Dull Knife" (or Motšêške Ôhnêxah