Mochi: Cheyenne Who Survived Sand Creek Massacre and Became a Warrior

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Joshua J. Mark
by Unknown Photographer
published on 27 August 2024
Mochi: Cheyenne Who Survived Sand Creek Massacre and Became a Warrior Download Full Size Image

Cheyenne warrior Mochi ("Buffalo Calf", l. c. 1841-1881), pictured on the right, took up arms against US government forces after surviving the Sand Creek Massacre of 29 November 1864. Prior to the massacre, she was among those seeking peaceful relations with the United States. Photograph taken by an unknown photographer when she was a prisoner at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida, in 1875.

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Photographer, U. (2024, August 27). Mochi: Cheyenne Who Survived Sand Creek Massacre and Became a Warrior. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19373/mochi-cheyenne-who-survived-sand-creek-massacre-an/

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Photographer, Unknown. "Mochi: Cheyenne Who Survived Sand Creek Massacre and Became a Warrior." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 27, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19373/mochi-cheyenne-who-survived-sand-creek-massacre-an/.

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Photographer, Unknown. "Mochi: Cheyenne Who Survived Sand Creek Massacre and Became a Warrior." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 27 Aug 2024. Web. 12 Sep 2024.

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