Bicentennial Story #24-Young Mans Butte-II

Bicentennial Story #24-Young Mans Butte-II

Sioux description of the naming of Young Mans Butte located 3 miles east of Richardton.

6/3/1975

2/17/1976

Father Louis Pfaller
Jack Hjort

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Young Mans Butte, ND

Richardton, ND

Copyright Stark County Historical Society and Dickinson Museum Center

A second version of the naming of Young Man's Butte near Richardton was related by the Sioux warrior, Rain-in-the-Face. In his story, the Sioux fought and killed a band of 106 Crow Indians who wore hunting near the butte. One of the Crows escaped and went to the top of the butte when he sang and danced, calling out that no Sioux would ever capture or kill him. He then stabbed himself. To the Sioux, this act showed supreme courage, and so they buried him with honors on the hill and called the place Young Man's Butte. Years later, Rain-in-the-Face, riding in a Northern Pacific train, excitedly pointed to the butte and and exclaimed: "Brave Indian! Brave Indian!"

This is Bicentennial Story No. 24, prepared by Father Louis Pfaller for the Stark County Historical Society.

D.H., Vol. 21, p. 105-107

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