Bird Rattler Photograph from the Magee Collection

Father: Red Bird Tail
Mother: Woman Word.
Wives: 1: unknown no children,
2: unknown no children,
3: Blanket Woman
Blanket Woman's father: White Bull
Blanket Woman's Mother: Charging Both Sides.
Children: Joseph Bird Rattler, two others did not survive.
4: Charging Alone Blanket Woman’s first husband (Man Who Owns A Pet Bear) had a child with her: Dan Bull Plume.
Charging Woman belonged to the Fat Melters.
Charging Alone outlived Bird Rattler she was also the widow of Short Robe. She had a Daughter with Short Robe, Cecil Short Robe.

When Bird Rattler was young he went to live with the Crow, there is a story of this time in the Blackfoot Papers Vol.4. Bird Rattler was a well, known warrior and medicine man. Bird Rattler was from Kainai but because of trouble with the Mounties he went to live with the Aamsskaapipiikani.

Card information: Bird Rattler. A profile shot of a Blackfeet man wearing a feathered headdress. Note: Photograph of a photograph. Henry L. Magee, 1896-1966 MGNGEN0009

This photograph is part of the Magee Family Collection. The collection was donated to the Blackfoot Digital Library by Don Magee the son of Thomas Magee. The originals are now in the University of Alberta's archives. Research on the photographs has been done by Adrienne Heavy Head using various published resources about the Blackfoot people and interviews.