Stands In Timber, John
Stands In Timber was born the son of Stands Different and Buffalo Cow, but his father died in 1887 and his mother in 1892, and he was then raised by his grandparents.
First, he and his younger brother lived with their maternal grandmother and step-grandfather, but they were mistreated by him, and their paternal grandmother and step-grandfather took them away to live with them. Soon afterwards his little brother was sent to live with an uncle and aunt, but they always remained in close contact.
From an early age he was interested in the history and traditions of his tribe, and when he returned from government boarding school (see Native American and Alaskan Native Children) he began to systematically collect the oral history of the Cheyenne. In a few years he was recognized as a major expert on tribal history and traditions, and was used as an informant by a number of white anthropologists and historians, including Peter John Powell.
His published recollections are in Cheyenne Memories. In 1965 he was awarded the Honored Indian Historian prize.
References
Stands In Timber, John, and Liberty, Margot. Cheyenne Memories. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1972)Indexes
Native American and Alaskan Native, InuitUSA
19th Century
20th Century
Social Services and Social Sciences
Physical
Orphaned (Both Parents)
Grandparents
Disrupted or Failed Placements
Parent(s) Died, Disappeared or Became Incapacitated
Birth Siblings Placed Together
Birth Sibling(s) Separated
