Deforest Antelope
Person
Biographical
Deforest Antelope – Antelope Deforest is the son of Chief Antelope a Cheyenne chief and warrior and grandson of White Antelope.
Deforest was a Carlisle graduate who represented five members of the Cheyenne tribe visited President Taft in interest of having the trust period extended for ten years. Deforest worked as an educator in Indian Territory at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency Cheyenne Boarding School 1888-08-01.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Indians [original terminology], Cheyenne-Arapaho Land Communication, 1912-1913
File — Box: 2, Folder: 28
Identifier: CAC_CC_039_3_2_28_0000
Scope and Contents
Indians [original terminology], Cheyenne-Arapaho Land correspondence on educational issues land proceeds and concerns about tribal growth. Representatives from the tribe: Cloud Chief - Well know leader from the Cheyenne tribe
Chief Old Crow - "Old Crow" was a prominent leader of the Cheyenne tribe in the late 19th century.
R.G. Valentine - Robert Grosvenor Valentine was a widely known lawyer and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Taft administration
Phillip Cook, also known...