Chief Flying Hawk and his family did not enjoy the benefits of white men.
His son Felix Flying Hawk, and later his grandson David Flying Hawk, had been cheated and jailed by the white man for stealing their own horses.
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, his family and friends, had been assassinated.
He had been placed on public exhibition as a specimen of the vanishing race to escape the poverty and constraints an Indian reservation. "
He stroked his breast to show that he was poorly dressed.
He was still wearing a coat and vest which had been given to him by the host on a previous visit.
He said that if he had what was due him from the Government he could dress like other people, and have plenty to eat all the time, much of the time he was hungry and could not buy medicine or go to the doctor when sick."
On March 5, 1929, at age seventy-five, Flying Hawk made his last visit to The Wigwam in Du Bois, Pennsylvania.
He had been traveling with the circus, and the pony riding, war dances and inclement weather were weighing on his health.
The Wigwam was good medicine.
 At The Wigwam he would could have fresh air, good food, rest and home comforts.
Chief Flying Hawk died at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, December 24, 1931, at the age of 77 in want.
He had written that during the previous winter of 1930-31 his little band was saved from starvation only through contributions from Gutzon Borglum and the American Red Cross.
Sadly, it was rumored that Chief Flying Hawk died of starvation.
Chief Flying Hawk and his family did not enjoy the benefits of white men. His son Felix Flying Hawk, and later his grandson David Flying Hawk, had been cheated and jailed by the white man for stealing their own horses. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, his family and friends, had been assassinated. He had been placed on public exhibition as a specimen of the vanishing race to escape the poverty and constraints an Indian reservation. "He stroked his breast to show that he was poorly dressed. He was still wearing a coat and vest which had been given to him by the host on a previous visit. He said that if he had what was due him from the Government he could dress like other people, and have plenty to eat all the time, much of the time he was hungry and could not buy medicine or go to the doctor when sick." On March 5, 1929, at age seventy-five, Flying Hawk made his last visit to The Wigwam in Du Bois, Pennsylvania. He had been traveling with the circus, and the pony riding, war dances and inclement weather were weighing on his health. The Wigwam was good medicine.  At The Wigwam he would could have fresh air, good food, rest and home comforts. Chief Flying Hawk died at Pine Ridge, South Dakota, December 24, 1931, at the age of 77 in want. He had written that during the previous winter of 1930-31 his little band was saved from starvation only through contributions from Gutzon Borglum and the American Red Cross. Sadly, it was rumored that Chief Flying Hawk died of starvation.
Flying Hawk