White Man Runs Him
White Man Runs Him (Mahr-Itah-Thee-Dah-Ka-Roosh; c. 1858 – June 2, 1929) was a Crow scout serving with George Armstrong Custer's 1876 expedition against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne that culminated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
White Man Runs Him | |
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| Mahr-Itah-Thee-Dah-Ka-Roosh | |
Edward S. Curtis portrait of White Man Runs Him, c. 1908 | |
| Crow leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1858 Lodge Grass, Montana |
| Died | June 2, 1929 (aged 70–71) Crow Indian Reservation |
| Resting place | Little Bighorn Battlefield |
| Spouse(s) | Pretty Medicine Pipe, d. Apr. 2, 1943 |
| Relations | Stepgrandfather of Joe Medicine Crow; grandfather of Pauline Small; great-grandfather of Janine Pease |
| Parent(s) | Bull Chief, Offers Her Red Cloth |
| Known for | Scout for George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn |
| Nickname | White Buffalo That Turns Around |
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