Owl Woman
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Owl Woman was a Cheyenne woman, a daughter of White Thunder, a well-respected medicine man of the Cheyenne tribe. She was married to an Anglo-American trader named William Bent, with whom she had four
Drawing of Owl Woman (Mis-stan-stur) by Lt. James Abert
1845 Santa Fe Trail and native tribal lands
A view inside Bent's Old Fort
A view outside Bent's Old Fort
George Bent
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George Bent, also named Ho—my-ike in Cheyenne, was a Cheyenne-Anglo who became a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War and waged war against Americans as a Cheyenne warrior afterward. He w
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…Robert, named for Bent's youngest brother, was born about 1840, d. 1841. His Cheyenne name was Octavi-wee-his. George, was born July 7, 1843, named after Bent's brother. George was also named Ho-my-ike. Julia or Um-ah was born in 1847 and her English name was that of…
George Bent and his first wife Magpie (Mo-he-by-vah), in 1867.
George Bent Oct/22/1916