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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #30 on: June 17, 2010, 08:16:03 pm »
Wolf Robe.........1898 & 1909


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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #31 on: June 17, 2010, 08:28:06 pm »
Tales, another picture from 1898 which is from the same session as your photo.  This one has a much clearer shot of his medal. Found all these wonderful pics on the forum below.....possibly a source of info for you??  No sign of a wife/woman in any pics with him that I came across (but it's late and I'm just home from work  ;))

http://thunderdreamers.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1247164470


Edited to add:  It's a Benjamin Harris Peace Medal ( Wolf Robe 1838/41 - 1910 )


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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #32 on: June 17, 2010, 08:39:16 pm »
A daughter??

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oknarp/ncen1.html

Names of pupils / Other name if any / Sex / Date of Birth / Nativity

WOLF ROBE, Josephine / Medacine Dance / F / Apr 1888 / Cheyenne

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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #33 on: June 17, 2010, 09:09:12 pm »
Still no sign of a wife, but..........

WILD WEST magazine August 2010 cover  ;)
http://www.historynet.com/wild-west-august-2010-table-of-contents.htm

http://www.indigenouspeople.net/whatgood.htm
"I want to recognize the following people, because they have written,
thanking me for honoring their grandparents and other relatives at this site:

Paul A LaForte
Descendant of Chief Wolf Robe


http://cheyenne-arapaho.ru/photos/cheyenne/photo119.htm

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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #34 on: June 17, 2010, 09:20:27 pm »
Oh wow, that's an email addy for Paul Laforte! I guess I should drop him an email. I imagine he would find the mirror interesting to see, and maybe he knows who the woman is. I'll report back on that! Thanks Sapphire!

I dug all through the photos of Cheyenne on that site and none seemed to match the woman on the mirror, but I may try posting the portrait on some other Native American sites to see if someone may recognize her, the way they did Wolf Robe.

I found some conflicting info on the buffalo nickel portrait, there are a variety of sources saying that the portrait on the nickel is a composite of three  or four chiefs, depending on which article you're reading. Names I saw attributed to the composite were Wolf Robe, Two Guns White Calf, Two Moons and Iron Tail.

I'm really pleased to know who he is. After seeing his face all these years it is really neat to know he was a real person and to see his photograph.
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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #35 on: June 17, 2010, 09:37:27 pm »
Another hit Tales.........

http://boards.ancestry.families.aol.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=15&p=localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.prestatehood.oklaterr1900.cheyennearapaholands

Last post on page:

"I really hope that you still read this message board. I believe that i too am a descendant of Chief Wolf Robe. I have an 15th Anniversary i think its for the tribe with him, his wife and two kids. Also have a picture of him and his wife. These were given to me by my mother which were given to her by my her mother."

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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #36 on: June 17, 2010, 09:51:46 pm »
You rock Sapphire! I'll follow up with both!
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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #37 on: June 18, 2010, 11:16:02 pm »
This is exciting/interesting/inspiring and intriguing.......

Let us know!
I'm from the South - but please don't mistake my Southern Manners/Accent/Charm as a weakness!

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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #38 on: June 19, 2010, 06:58:24 pm »
Well, I tried emailing Paul Laforte (a descendant of Wolf Robe) and the email bounced back. I'll try messaging the other person through Ancestry.com.
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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #39 on: June 19, 2010, 07:28:45 pm »
Tales, would this site be of any help?

http://www.cheyenneancestors.com/

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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #40 on: June 19, 2010, 08:17:07 pm »
Could be! Thanks again!
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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #41 on: June 19, 2010, 08:42:28 pm »
http://cghswyoming.org/portfolio.html

http://www.native-languages.org/cheyenne_culture.htm

http://www.cyndislist.com/native.htm


Did find note that Wolf Robe was Southern Cheyenne  ;)
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/photo/leaders.htm

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/cheyenne/southnorthhist.htm

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/arapaho/index.htm

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/cheyenne/cheyennehist.htm
"The Southern Cheyenne were assigned to a reservation in western Oklahoma by treaty of 1867, but refused to remain upon it until after the surrender of 1875, when a number of the most prominent hostiles were deported to Florida for a term of 3 years. In 1901-02 the lands of the Southern Cheyenne were allotted in severalty and the Indians are now American citizens."


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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #43 on: June 19, 2010, 10:32:52 pm »
I've been scouring o/l images of post cards (for the woman on your item) talesof , with no positive matches yet - but still looking .
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Re: What Can You Tell Me About My Native American Mirrors?
« Reply #44 on: June 20, 2010, 09:07:51 am »
Thanks Sapphire! This is turning into quite a project! I suspect it may go on for a while until we find her.
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