1. Robert High Eagle
  2. Robert High Eagle

Robert High Eagle

Date arrived: 
Approx. May 1875
Date departed: 
Sep 21st 1938
Departed from: 
Fort Yates, ND, USA
Other Names: 
Waŋblí Waŋkátuya (Lakota)

Voice of

  • Mother's Song (1929)
    A song sung by Sitting Bull to his mother, as remembered by One Bull.

Contributed to

  • John Grass's Speech in Detroit (1904)
    In this speech, Grass recalls how his grandfather, an old chief, received one of first white men. He also lays into the Agents for failing their schools, and states the purpose of his tour is to challenge stereotypes perpetrated by the Wild West Shows.
  • Song of Sitting Bull (b) (1911)
  • Song concerning a message from Washington (1911)
  • Song of the Crow and Owl (1911)
    This song came to Šiyáka during his his haŋbléčheya, when he was guided to a village by a man in the form of a crow. In the chief's tent he met another man in the form of an owl, who taught Šiyáka to look up and befriend the winged ones for protection.
  • Song in honor of John Grass (1912)
    An honor song sung for Chief John Grass at a 1912 summer gathering at Standing Rock, using a grass-dance melody.

Mentions in the recordings

  • Lé mitȟáhokšila kiŋ waŋží, (High Eagle épazo) na hé waŋná iéskawečiye.
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