caption names trainer debut billed birthname image article_title name resides
tatanka in september 2012 american war eagle larry sharpe 1989 pembroke , north carolina christopher chavis tatanka chikara.jpg tatanka -lrb- wrestler -rrb-
 tatanka st. petersburg , florida
tatanka -lrb- wrestler -rrb-

christopher `` chris '' chavis -lrb- born june 8 , 1961 -rrb- is a native american professional wrestler .
he is part of the lumbee tribe .
he is best known for his work with the world wrestling federation -lrb- later known as world wrestling entertainment -rrb- under the ring name tatanka from 1991 to 1996 and 2005 to 2007 .
his ring name is a lakota word that literally means `` bull buffalo '' .
