Thomas Yellowtail

Thomas Yellowtail
Born(1903-03-07)March 7, 1903
Crow Indian reservation near Lodge Grass, Montana
DiedNovember 24, 1993(1993-11-24) (aged 90)
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forSun Dance preservationist, Native American activist, Medicine Man
SpouseSusie Walking Bear Yellowtail
FatherHawk with the Yellow Tail Feathers
RelativesRobert Yellowtail (brother)

Thomas Yellowtail (March 7, 1903 - November 24, 1993) was a Medicine Man and Sun Dance chief of the Crow tribe for over thirty years prior to his death. Thomas Yellowtail's adult life was dedicated to the adherence to, and preservation of, the Sun Dance religion.

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