page_title: American Horse
section_title: Final years
hierarchical_section_title: American Horse / Final years
caption_attribution_description: English: Cante Tanke "Great Heart", The Wigwam, Du Bois, PA, c.1950. Other information No.
context_page_description: American Horse was an Oglala Lakota chief, statesman, educator and historian. American Horse is notable in American history as a U.S. Army Indian Scout and a progressive Oglala Lakota leader who promoted friendly associations with whites and education for his people. American Horse opposed Crazy Horse during the Great Sioux War of 1876–1877 and the Ghost Dance Movement of 1890, and was a Lakota delegate to Washington. American Horse was one of the first Wild Westers with Buffalo Bill's Wild West and a supporter of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. "His record as a councillor of his people and his policy in the new situation that confronted them was manly and consistent and he was known for his eloquence."
context_section_description: Chief American Horse died from natural causes in his house near Kyle, Pine Ridge, South Dakota on December 16, 1908.
caption: The Wigwam in Du Bois, Pennsylvania, was the home of Major Israel McCreight, Cante Tanke "Great Heart", and the Eastern home of Oglala Lakota "Oskate Wicasa."
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