The Wágluȟe Band is one of the seven bands of the Oglala Lakota. The Wágluȟe Band is also known as the Loafer Band.
In 1849, Old Chief Smoke moved his Wágluȟe camp to Ft. Laramie, Wyoming.
Chief Blue Horse, left, and Chief Big Mouth, Wágluȟe Band, Oglala Lakota. Twin sons of Old Chief Smoke.
In 1864, Old Chief Smoke died and was placed on a scaffold near sight of his beloved Ft. Laramie.
The Murder of Chief Big Mouth by Chief Spotted Tail, 1869
The Hunkpapa are a Native American group, one of the seven council fires of the Lakota tribe. The name Húŋkpapȟa is a Lakota word, meaning 'Head of the Circle'. By tradition, the Húŋkpapȟa set up thei
Hunkpapa Lakota shield, 1885, made by Joseph No Two Horns (He Nupa Wanica), Metropolitan Museum of Art
Walking Shooter (Wah-Koo-Ta-Mon-Ih), 1872 Tribal Delegations to the Federal Government