Blue Cloud was born in 1837 to Kuhinyan Oglala Lakota Sioux parents and was a member of the Little Wound Band. There is no record of Blue Cloud's wife but he had two children, his daughter Bring Spotted was born in 1871 and his son Shield was born in 1879. Blue Cloud was part of Crazy Horse's Society of the Grass Dancer, a special elite warrior society of scouts led by Black Bear. This special society was initially formed by Crazy Horse to guard Paha Sapa (Black Hills), which consisted of 13 men. During the lndian War from 1876-1877, the unit was moved from Paha Sapa and used by Crazy Horse to scout the location of the soldiers.

Blue Cloud and his children surrendered with Crazy Horse on May 6, 1877, at the Red Cloud Agency.

Wendell Grangaard
The Guns of History, Inc.
May 16, 2022