# Black Kettle — A Cycle of the West character guide

> Black Kettle in A Cycle of the West by John G. Neihardt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Black Kettle

**First appearance:** 0032-vii-beecher-s-island

## Who they are

A Cheyenne chief who sought peace but was killed at Washita.

## In the story

### [VII: Beecher's Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/vii-beecher-s-island)

Black Kettle is listed among the southern leaders who hear the news and consider action.

### [VIII: The Yellow God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/viii-the-yellow-god)

Recalled as the victim of Custer's attack at the Washita, his death a symbol of the violence against the Plains tribes.

### [The Seventh Marches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/chapters/xi-the-seventh-marches)

Recalled in veterans' stories of Custer's attack on his village during the Washita campaign.

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