Iron Shell
Tribal chief, Deceased Person
1816 – 1896
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Who was Iron Shell?
Iron Shell was a Brulé Sioux chief. He initially became prominent after an 1843 raid on the Pawnee, and became sub-chief of the Brulé under Little Thunder. He became chief of the Brulé Orphan Band during the Powder River War of 1866-1868. He signed the Treaty of 1868, and lived the remainder of his life on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Hollow Horn Bear was his son.
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- Born
- 1816
- Children
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- Died
- 1896
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on July 23, 2013
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