Facts: - death place: south dakota - native name: site gleska -lrb- birth name jumping buffalo -rrb- - tribe: brule lakota - known for: statesman education and warrior , with interests in peace and - caption: chief spotted tail - resting place: rosebud , south dakota , u.s. - death date: august 5 , 1881 - parents: father walks-with-the-pipe , cunka or tangle hair ; mother , - education: sinte gleska university named for him , 1971 - rp coordinates: 43 : us-sd_type : landmark inline grave of spotted tail 14 28 n 100 51 11 w region - children: ah-ho-appa -lrb- fallen leaf -rrb- - birth date: circa 1823 - name: spotted tail - image: spotted tail.jpg - birth place: present-day south dakota Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of spotted tail .
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site gleska -lrb- pronounced '' gleh-shka '' , spotted tail ; born ca. 1823 -- died august 5 , 1881 -rrb- was a brule lakota tribal chief .although a great warrior in his youth , and having taken part in the grattan massacre , he declined to participate in red cloud 's war .he had become convinced of the futility of opposing the white incursions into his homeland ; he became a statesman , speaking for peace and defending the rights of his tribe .he made several trips to washington , d.c. in the 1870s to represent his people , and was noted for his interest in bringing education to the sioux .