Black Shawl of the Oglala Lakota
Black Shawl of the Oglala Lakota was photographed in 1888. She became Crazy Horse’s wife after life brought them together in an unusual way. Crazy Horse was a war leader for the Lakota tribe. He fought against the United States to protect his tribal land. At the time, he was having an affair with Black Buffalo Woman, who was married to No Water. When No Water discovered this, he shot Crazy Horse. That’s when Black Shawl arrived to tend to his wound. The two eventually fell in love and married in 1871.