White Antelope
White Antelope’s camp was the Hese omee taneo o (Ridge people) - this band suffered terribly at Sand Creek – the old Chief was killed while singing his death song. Another Chief of the Hese omee taneo o to die at Sand Creek was One Eye or Lone Bear, the father-in-law of Colorado pioneer John W. Prowers. Earlier in the year, Lean Bear, from White Antelope’s band was shot by Colorado troops on May 16 – an incident that helped provoke the Cheyenne War of 1864. White Antelope was among the first Cheyenne to travel to Washington, visiting President Millard Fillmore in September of 1852. In 1861 White Antelope had joined Black Kettle, Tall Bear, Lean Bear and old Little Wolf in "marking" the Treaty of Fort Wise. A stripped blanket, reportedly taken from the Chief’s body at Sand Creek is currently housed at the School of American Research, Santa Fe, N.M. The late Joe Antelope, a direct descendant of White Antelope, carried on his grandfather’s legacy as a revered and respected leader of the Cheyenne people.