Career
He was the only Cheyenne chief to die in the battle. He was also known as Bearded Manitoba (to the Lakota) and Mad Hearted Wolf (Hahk o ni). Vé"ho"énȯhnéhe (Lame White Manitoba) was born into the Southern Cheyenne but moved north after the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.
He was also known as Mad Hearted Wolf (Hahk o ni), attesting to his bravery.
He became a chief of the Elk Horn Society with the Northern Cheyenne. He still kept ties with the Southern Cheyenne, serving as council chief
He was part of a delegation to Washington, District of Columbia in 1873. lieutenant has been written that during the battle, Lame White Manitoba wore a captured cavalry jacket, which was found tied to the cantle of a saddle.
He stated that he wore nothing during the battle but a blanket tied to his waist and moccasins.
Lame White Manitoba was shot and killed by United States. soldiers on the west slope of Battle Ridge, where he had led a charge. Later a Miniconjou Lakota warrior (believed to be Little Crow) mistook him for an Army Indian scout and scalped him before realizing his mistake. Lame White Manitoba was the only Cheyenne chief to die at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
A red granite memorial stone was erected in his honor on Memorial Day 1999 at the Little Bighorn Battlefield.
