The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-04-22
WEDDING IN
indian LAND
Heap Big Warriors, Squaws
and Y, niger Genera
tons Present.
ALL REDSKINS IN SOCIETY AND War RAIMEHI
Little Crow-Leaneaugh Wedding is
Important Event on Rosebud
Reserva ion this Spring

| 1t has been many moons since white
man or Indian has seen a wedding of
such color and brilliancy as took place
at Little Crows camp on the east
line of the Rosebud reservation the
day following Easter, says the Lamro
Advance. 1t was an event heralded
in both the approved civilized fashion
of printed invitations and the Indian
custom of mounted carriers.
Three days before the wedding the
guests began to arrive from all parts
OF the Rosebud and other reservations.
Representatives from the Pine Ridge,
Brule, Cheyenne and other agencies,
all had their lodges pitched in the
camp of Little Crow. Old time war
riors and their families came many
miles to show their respect to chief.
1t was mixed company, composed of
town people, homesteaders, ranchers,
government employees cowboys, Indi-
an police and Indians white tented
city of about 700 people.
The principal contracting couple
was Jesse Leaneaugh, white man,
one of the best known cowboys of the
middle west, now employed on the H
e ranch at Cut Meat, and Ida Louise
Little Crow, daughter of Little Grow,
one of the wealthy and honored chiefs
Of the Sioux nation.
The other couple was David Thigh
a young Indian of the Lower Brule,.
how living on the Rosebud, and Nellie
Yellow Fox, daughter of Yellow Fox,
a well known Sioux tribesman.
The ceremony took place in Advent
Episcopal church, Rev. 3. L. Lambert
and Rev. Dallis Shaw, both Episcopal
priests of the Rosebud, officiating.
The full ring ceremony was used and
was spoken in both English and Da-
kotah or Sioux.
The first couple was attended by o.
r. Robinson of the Advocate and
Miss Victoria Prue. The other couple
by Frank Prue and Miss Rebecca Lit
tie Money, while Miss Minnie Night
Pipe carried the rings. The brides
were gowned in the prevailing fashion
their dresses being of white lace over
taffeta and each wore veil that trail
ed at their feet. Miss Little Crow
wore wreath of apple blossoms, and
Miss Yellow Fox wore one of roses.
Jesse Leaneaugh wore and expensive
tailored suit Of dark material, while
David Thigh, ignoring conventional
garb, wore the customary dress of the
Westerner.
After the ceremony, long period
of handshaking and congratulations
was INDUCED in, after which the large
gathering again returned to the camp
where another important part of the
day was waiting.
The wedding dinner was not the
least Important event of the day. All
Sunday night and until the middle of
the afternoon the preparations were
going on, and shortly after the return
of the wedding party from the church
dinner was announced.
John Belknap of Lamro who has
presided over the mess wagon at MANY
a roundup on the Rosebud, was the
chief cook. and he was ably assisted
by friends of the Little Crow family
and the teachers at the school took no
little part in making the dinner a
success.
Everything that hungry guest
could wish was on the table and none
went away hungry.
All the white people were served in
the school room which was fitted up
with two long tables and over two
hundred of them were served here.
The Indians followed their own Gus.
tom of eating and arranged them
selves in a large circle within the
camp, sitting upon the ground and be.
ing served out of the large pots and
kettles that contained all the good
things that an Indian likes. While
the men of the tribe took turns AT
making speeches to the assemblape
About 500 Indians enjoyed this
feast and there was not the least sign
of trouble or discord during the meals
| 1t was an event long to be remem
dered by both whites and Indians anc
the intimate association at the wed