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title: Chief Kicking Bear of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation
author: George E. Spencer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18403/chief-kicking-bear-of-the-oglala-lakota-sioux-nati/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-01-31
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# Chief Kicking Bear of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation

_Authored by George E. Spencer_

## Image File

[![Chief Kicking Bear of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18403.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18403.jpg)

## Image Caption

Chief Kicking Bear (l. 1845-1904) of the Oglala Lakota [Sioux](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sioux/) Nation in 1891; photo taken while he was a prisoner at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Kicking Bear is credited by some scholars with creating the [ghost](https://www.worldhistory.org/ghost/) shirt used during the [Ghost Dance](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ghost_Dance/) 1889-1890.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Spencer, G. E. (2024, January 31). Chief Kicking Bear of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18403/chief-kicking-bear-of-the-oglala-lakota-sioux-nati/>
### Chicago
Spencer, George E.. "Chief Kicking Bear of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 31, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18403/chief-kicking-bear-of-the-oglala-lakota-sioux-nati/>.
### MLA
Spencer, George E.. "Chief Kicking Bear of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Nation." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Jan 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18403/chief-kicking-bear-of-the-oglala-lakota-sioux-nati/>.

## License & Copyright

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