Meet Miss Redle’s Great-Meet Miss Redle’s Great-Grandfather and his Native Grandfather and his Native

American ArtifactsAmerican ArtifactsMiss RedleMiss Redle

Miss Redle’s Great-GrandfatherMiss Redle’s Great-Grandfather

My Great- My Great- GrandFather GrandFather lived in lived in Sheridan,Sheridan,

WyomingWyoming

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He owned a He owned a General Store General Store

General Stores General Stores were stores people were stores people went to buy things went to buy things at. Today we go at. Today we go to a grocery storeto a grocery store

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When my great-When my great-grandfather was grandfather was younger he suffered younger he suffered from a childhood hip from a childhood hip fracture. fracture.

This left him with a This left him with a limp when he walked limp when he walked and he was only 5ft talland he was only 5ft tall

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There was a Crow There was a Crow Indian named CurleyIndian named Curley

In the battle of Little In the battle of Little Big Horn, Curley was Big Horn, Curley was injuredinjured

From his injuries he was From his injuries he was left with a limp when he left with a limp when he walkedwalked

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Curley and other members of his tribe would go into Curley and other members of his tribe would go into my Great-Grandfather’s storemy Great-Grandfather’s store

When Curley would come into the store he would When Curley would come into the store he would emphasis his limp and they would call for my Great-emphasis his limp and they would call for my Great-GrandfatherGrandfather

Curley liked my Great-Grandfather because he Curley liked my Great-Grandfather because he wanted to trade with him and not just give him wanted to trade with him and not just give him something. something.

The Indians called my Great-Grandfather “man who The Indians called my Great-Grandfather “man who limps”limps”

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Here are some things Here are some things that my Grandfather that my Grandfather still has from what still has from what Curley traded with Curley traded with my Great- my Great- GrandfatherGrandfather

Native American ArtifactsNative American Artifacts

Decoration Piece: made out of buffalo horns and bobcat fur

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Sioux Moccasins: These were made for the Indians to wear as shoes

Native American ArtifactsNative American ArtifactsHide Scraper: Made from a large animal bone (buffalo)

-This is the stone age version. After the white man came the Indians eventually used metal at the ends The Indians used this tool

to scrape the hide (fur) off of the animal to make clothes or coats