How Chief Carry The Kettle Got His Name

After the death of Chief Long Lodge in 1884, the two Assiniboine bands were joined and leadership of both bands was assumed by The Man Who Took The Coat until his death in 1906. At this time Carry The Kettle succeeded his brother as Chief.

Doug O'Watch tells us how the Chief recieved his name:
"The indians were camped along a deep coulee. All at once a big enemy of Blackfeet or Bolld came to raid. 'Come on, ladies, take the belongings to the coulee, stay, we'll gaurd.' The men built barricades of wood and stone. The boys played behind the barricade. A little boy goes back to his teepee. His mom took all. She left a kettle. He took it. He tied it around his neck. He played behind the barricade all during the battle that way with the kettle on his back. When the battle was over the men were retelling what had happened. 'What about that little boy?' After that he was known as Carry The Kettle."