Mato Cigala Lakota (1842)

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Biography

Mato Cigala was born in 1842. He is the son of Mato Ite-Bear Face Lakota.

He was the brother of "Bear Face II was born in the year called Watasagyapi, When Meat Was Kept Frozen, namely in 1830. That was a very severe winter. The fall hunt was made near Bear Butte, South Dakota. It was so cold, meat could not be cured. Scaffolds were made seven feet high and all the meat was placed up in them and covered with hides. It stayed frozen till spring."^[1]

Standing Rock Agency Rations Issue to Heads of Families by Bands 1885

He Maza "Iron Horn" 4 people in household

Mato Ite "Chief Bear's Face" 5 people in household

Mato Ciqana "Little Bear" 5 people in household

Wakiyan Luta "Red Thunder" 5 people in household

Ite Omagaju "Rain In the Face" 1 person in household

Wakiyan Luta "Red Thunder, jr" 5 people in household

Sources

1. ↑ Standing Rock Tourism

See also:

• Standing Rock Tourism
• Bureau of Land Management, Shannon Co. SD -- Federal Land Records, land patents issued to Mata Cigala