Chief Red Bird of the Cheyenne Tribe
Chief Red Bird was photographed in 1927. He was the leader of the Cheyenne tribe, which contained of the Tsitsistas and the So’taeo’o groups. By the 19th century, however, the two groups merged to become one tribe. One of the reasons they remained in one place for so long was because of their belief in spirituality and ritual connections. But eventually they started moving across what is known today as the states of South Dakota, Montana, Colorado and Wyoming.