Red Armed Panther
Red Armed Panther | |
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| Northern Cheyenne scout | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Muddy Cluster district on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation |
| Relations | Six sisters and a brother, William Yellowrobe. His eldest sister was Wolf Woman, Elk Woman was the second eldest, and Medicine Woman was the third oldest. Other sisters were Young Medicine Woman, Buffalo Woman, and Mrs. Ford Wounded Eye. |
| Children | Shell Woman and “Man Bear,” known as John Red Sleeve |
| Known for | Northern Cheyenne Scout at Fort Keogh; member of the Council of Forty-four and the Elkhorn Scrapers; active during Little Wolf’s trail back to the homeland |
| Nickname(s) | Red Sleeve (also known as Red Around the Mouth, Red Arm, and Bloody Arm) |
Red Armed Panther, or Red Sleeve (also known as Red Around the Mouth, Red Arm, and Bloody Arm), was a Northern Cheyenne Scout at Fort Keogh during the late 1870s. He was brought into the Chiefs Council of Forty-four during the summer of 1864. He actively participated during Chief Little Wolf’s trail back to the homeland, which is now the Northern Cheyenne Reservation located in the south eastern part of Montana. He put his life on the line to save his comrade, Black Horse, during a horse stealing raid. He had a large family growing up, with six sisters and a brother. He had two children, Shell Woman and “Man Bear,” known as John Red Sleeve. The exact date of his death is uncertain, but he died in his home of electrical shock in the Muddy Cluster district on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.