[2] Two Moons was the son of Carries the Otter, an Arikara captive who married into the Cheyenne tribe.

[3] After the surrender of his Cheyenne band, Two Moons enlisted as an Indian Scout under General Miles.

As a result of Two Moons' pleasant personality, the friendliness that he showed towards the whites, as well as his ability to get along with the military, General Miles appointed him head Chief of the Cheyenne Northern Reservation.

[4] Two Moons traveled on multiple occasions to Washington, D.C., to discuss and fight for the future of the Northern Cheyenne people and to better the conditions that existed on the reservation.

Two Moons was one of the three models, along with Iron Tail, selected for James Fraser's famous Buffalo Nickel.