Long
Dog (Sunka Hanske) was an Hunkpapa. At the
time of his transfer to the Standing Rock Agency in
1881, he was 60 years old [born c1821], a widow, living
with his son Black Prairie Dog. He was in Crow King's
band (Hunkpapa).
— Ephriam Dickson
Long
Dog was a Hunkpapa who went to live in the Wood Mountain
area of Saskatchewan after LBH & later surrendered
to US military authorities with Crow King's band at Ft.
Buford. The photos of him at the Glenbow archives show
an older looking man. There are a couple of photographs
at Glenbow which show Long Dog holding a three-bladed
war club, which is now on display at the RCMP Museum in
Regina. Stanley Vestal spoke of a man named Long Dog who
fought at the battle of Kildeer Mountain, and C. Frank
Turner mentions him in his book "Across the Medicine
Line". In it, there is a photograph of a man named
Long Dog seated on a horse with a similar background and
composition to one I have seen of Rain-in-the-Face, taken
at Standing Rock after 1881. The rider looks identical
to the man in the photos at the Glenbow photo archives,
and even wears the same leggings with a distinctive beadwork
pattern. In the caption for the photo in his book, Turner
wrote: "Long Dog, a scarred and battered veteran
of the wars and sun-dance tortures. A legend among the
young men because of the infinite durability o his battle-protective
charms, and clear-sighted visions, he was also known as
a practical joker and comic". —
glenbow
A
photograph of Long Dog. The photographer was also Geo
W. Scott at Fort Yates:
— Dietmar
Schulte-Möhring