Morning Star (chief)

Morning Star
Vóóhéhéve
Northern Cheyenne leader
Personal details
Born	ca. 1810
Died	1883
Resting place	Lame Deer, Montana
Nickname(s)	Dull Knife (Tamílapéšni, Tah-me-la-phe-shnee or Motšêške Ôhnêxahpo)

Morning Star (Cheyenne: Vóóhéhéve;^[1] also known by his Lakota Sioux name Tȟamílapȟéšni or its translation, Dull Knife^[2][3]) (c. 1810–1883) was a great chief of the Northern Cheyenne people and headchief of the Notameohmésêhese ("Northern Eaters"; also simply known as Ȯhmésėhese or "Eaters") band on the northern Great Plains during the 19th century. He was noted for his active resistance to westward expansion and the United States federal government. It is due to the courage and determination of Morning Star and other leaders that the Northern Cheyenne still possess a homeland in their traditional country in present-day Montana.

Although he was known as "Dull Knife" (or Motšêške Ôhnêxahpo in Cheyenne, a translation of his Lakota name) to local settlers, U.S. military leaders, and other American Indians, his Cheyenne name is translated as "Morning Star". A Cheyenne warrior in every sense of the word, Morning Star was described by many writers of the era as "an admirable outlaw" comparable to the likes of Rob Roy and William Wallace.^{[citation needed]}