166 Two Strike

166 TWO STRIKE, "Nomkahpa," Brule Sioux War Chief (1832-1915) During combat against the Utes, Two Strike ("He Struck Off Two") earned his name by knocking two enemy off their horses with his war club. He united and led his people in support of the Ghost Dance Movement, which culminated in the tragedy at Wounded Knee in 1890. Photograph attributed to Alexander Gardner, c. 1875