# Spotted Tail — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Spotted Tail in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Spotted Tail, Tail

**First appearance:** 0024-xxii-a-desperate-fight

## Who they are

The Brulé Lakota headman who parleys with Army officers while weighing the survival of his people against the pressures of the reservation system.

## In the story

### [Hunting with a Grand Duke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxv-hunting-with-a-grand-duke)

Sioux chief who brings his warriors to the camp and facilitates the hunt.

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