Rabbit Tail of the Shoshone Tribe
Shoshone tribal member Rabbit Tail was photographed in 1895. But although his people fought against the United States in the Snake War and Bannock War, Rabbit Tail joined the U.S. army to fight against two common enemies—the Lakota and Cheyenne Tribes. At the time, he helped the military in the Battle of the Rosebud, a conflict which ultimately led to the Battle of Little Bighorn. At the time, the Shoshone tribe lived in the Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming areas.