Scarlet “Kan-Ya-Tu-Duta” Crow

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Scarlet “Kan-Ya-Tu-Duta” Crow

Birth
Death
13 Mar 1867 (aged 41–42)
District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Range 22 Site 76
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A Wahpeton Sioux U.S. Army scout, visiting D.C. to protest his tribe's removal, when he was kidnapped in 1867.

Although a $100 reward was offered for his release, his body was recovered two weeks later, the victim of an apparent lynching.

His family was given $500 of trade goods in compensation.
A Wahpeton Sioux U.S. Army scout, visiting D.C. to protest his tribe's removal, when he was kidnapped in 1867.

Although a $100 reward was offered for his release, his body was recovered two weeks later, the victim of an apparent lynching.

His family was given $500 of trade goods in compensation.