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Santa Cruz, California

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I am Hakela, which means "the last one" a name given to me by my father Jasper Spotted Elk, Jr. My English name is Calvin. Until recently I was the last of my family. My mother was killed when I was 16 months old so I never knew her. My older brother and father have also both passed into the spirit world. As far as I am aware I am the last remaining direct full blood lineal descendant of Chief Spotted Elk who carries the name. Chief Spotted Elk was also known as Bigfoot by non-Lakota people and later by our own. He was the Mni kala wohjzhu (Minneconjou) chief of the people who were killed at Wounded Knee in 1890. I have my probate papers to show who I am. There are others who clai