Mochi (Cheyenne) Buffalo Calf (abt. 1841 - abt. 1881)

Born about 1841 in Cheyenne Nation [uncertain]

Died about 1881 at about age 40 in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Mochi aka "Buffalo Calf" was born about 1841, a member of the Tse Tse Stus ("Tsitsistas") band of the Southern Cheyenne.

She married Chief Medicine Water prior to 1864.

When about age 24, she was a member of Black Kettle's camp,^[1] and present on the morning of November 24, 1864, when John Chivington and over 650 troops of the First and Third Colorado Infantry attacked the camp and massacred over 100 Indians-- mostly women, children, and elderly men.^[2]

Mochi survived. "After the massacre, she became a warrior and engaged in raiding and warfare for the next 11 years.[1]

Mochi fought alongside her husband in numerous battles and raids and was the only Native American woman to be incarcerated by the United States Army as a prisoner of war. She and other survivors remained in captivity at Fort Marion, Florida, under the supervision of Captain Richard Pratt until she was released in 1878. She removed to Oklahoma where she died in what is present day Clinton, Oklahoma in 1881.

She had at least one child with Chief Medicine Water:

• "Measure Woman Standing Bird.^[3]

Research Notes

1) wikidata 569 Wikidata - Unconnected orphans to global tree Help

2)  :Place where she may have been laid to rest

Clinton Indian Cemetery, Custer County, Oklahoma

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Sources

1. ↑ [1] Biography of Black Kettle] (NPS)
2. ↑ Sand Creek Massacre (Wikipedia)
3. ↑ Standing Bird Family, c 2003; John Sipe Cheyenne Family Oral Histories

See also:

• Mo-chi: First Female Cheyenne Warrior (History.Net)
• Mochi's Story and photo Mochi (Cheyenne) (Wikipedia)

• National Park nps.org

• "Standing Bird Family"