Little Owl (Arapaho chief)

There were generally four bands of northern Arapaho: the Beavers, Greasy Faces, the Quick-to-anger, and the Long Legs or Antelopes.

[2] The head chief "possessed great influence over the whole; that his mandates were uniformly characterized by discretion and propriety, and were regarded by his subjects as inviolable laws.

[6] Autho-nishah, an elder of the Arapaho nation, urged Little Owl and other signers to make a moral commitment to honor the provisions of the treaty.

[4] During negotiations, Little Owl and other Arapaho presented their positions with a conciliatory tone, as opposed to the Sioux, who gave "begging speeches".

[9] Little Owl's band consisted of 180 lodges who visited the surveying party of Ferdinand V. Hayden and Captain William F.

This made a good deal of talk and excitement in the town, and the Indians decided that the white men were a rather disreputable lot.

[14] Starvation became a significant issue that caused concern that the Southern Arapaho might join the Sioux in a war against the whites.

[15] During the Sand Creek massacre of November 29, 1864, whites attacked an encampment of Arapaho and Cheyenne without provocation.