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Marriage of Indians at Old Trafford Examiner England August 8, 1891 McCracken Research Library, Buffalo Bill Center of the West MS6.3772.036.05 (Crager scrapbook) Texts Newspapers Lakota Performers Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Britain American Indians Bands (Music) Marriage service Oglala Indians Sioux Nation Translators No Neck (Tahu Wanica) Whalley Range (Manchester, England) Weakly, Laura K. Initial encoding Clark, Linda Proofreading Adams, Deb and Hanna, Sam Transcription

MARRIAGE OF INDIANS AT OLD TRAFFORD.—The chief Black Heart, of the Ogallalla tribe of Sioux will be married this morning at St. Bride's Church, Old Trafford. The bride, of the same race as the bridegroom, is Calls-the-Name, sister of the chief No Neck, who will "give her away." Mr. J. C. Crager, Buffalo Bill's interpreter, is to be the best man. All the parties mentioned aremembers of Col. W. F. Cody's troupe, and after the marriage ceremony, which is to be witnessed by the Indians and whites of the Wild West, including the Cowboy Band, there is to be a nuptial feast in the camp at Whalley Range.