About Big Road
Big Road was an artist, warrior and traditional leader or chief.
Big Road was a Oglala warrior and artist of the Oyuhpe Band. Also called Čanku Tanka or Wide Trail, Big Road fought in the Fetterman Fight of Red Cloud's War and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. His artwork is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
In May 1877, he surrendered with Crazy Horse. Big Road fled to Canada after Crazy Horse was killed, returning to Pine Ridge Reservation around 1881.
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Who was Big Road?
Oglala Lakota warrior, chief and artist
When did Big Road die?
Big Road died in 1897.
What was Big Road's occupation?
Big Road was an artist, warrior and traditional leader or chief.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Big Road. https://biography.guide/big-road/
MLA: "Big Road." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/big-road/.
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