# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/big-elk
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:42:37.412Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/big-elk"
name: "Big Elk"
slug: "big-elk"
description: "Big Elk, also known as Ontopanga (1765/75–1846/1848), was a principal chief of the Omaha tribe for many years on the upper Missouri River. He is notable for his oration delivered at the funeral of Black Buffalo, the maternal grandfather of Crazy Horse, in 1813."
tagline: "Native American tribal chief"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Big_Elk_-_George_Catlin_-_1832.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1765"
deathDate: "1846"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.93
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.808928
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Elk"
    title: "Big Elk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Elk"
    title: "Big Elk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Elk"
    title: "Big Elk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Elk"
    title: "Big Elk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Elk"
    title: "Big Elk"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2902208"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump