Cheyenne Dog Soldiers
Of all the typical Plains tribes, the Cheyenne were most distinguished for warlike qualities. Few in number, they overcame or held in check most of the peoples who opposed them, and when the westward movement of European civilization began, they made more trouble than all the rest combined. In short, they were preeminently warriors among peoples whose trade was war.
As in other Plains tribes, the warriors of the Cheyenne were organized into societies or orders. These societies were fraternal, military, and semi-religious organizations with special privileges, duties, and dress, usually tracing their origin to some mythical culture hero or medicine man. Each society had its own songs and secret ritual and exacted certain observances and standards of its members.
Of these organizations, none played such a part in the history of the Plains as the “Dog Soldiers” of the Cheyenne.

This is where biden gets his frequently used insult "lying dog-faced pony soldier” from.

Keith

Yup!
That's Chief Corn-Pop in the picture!

Looks like one of those Germans that dresses up and plays Indian.

I think they run things out of Cheyenne pretty much the same way today.
Cool picture,

That looks like a white dude to me and the horse tack doesn't look anything like what I would expect to see a Cheyenne warrior using.

Here is Karl Bodmer's painting of a Minitarree dog soldier, Periska-Rhupa. Dog soldiers often served as a last defense in battle. They would pin themselves to the ground through the end of their long sashes, with a lance or spear, and fight from that position until death.

Cheyenne dog soldiers played a major part in the events up to, during and after the Sand Creek massacre.

Most Plains tribes had a Dog Soldier society in their structure, not just the Cheyenne.

That's what I was thinking too.

If that is a native, then he sure didn't get much sun....his belly is as white as mine.

Seems not quite right to me.But I was not there .

The face sure looks caucasian to me.

“Last of the Dogmen”

After a bunch on internet sleuthing, the man in the picture is Michael "bad hand" Terry. A white guy who does indian stuff. He's got his own business and website promoting his services.

great movie

x3

There are several YouTube channels that put out historical content and delve into the warring tribes and big conflicts.

If it wasn't for the Texas Rangers using Colt's repeating revolvers, a large chunk of Texas might still be called the Cimancharea.

There was an old saying back in the day that went something like: the Crow got the land, the Sioux got the glory, and the Cheyenne got to do the fighting.