Death and Believed Causes
Through Roman Nose's spiritual practices and his war-bonnet, he was believed to be protected by himself and others surrounding him. In order for his war-bonnet to protect him, there were certain rules and rituals he had to obey. Some of these rules included never shaking hands with anyone, and never eating food that had been prepared or served using metal. Roman Nose had entire faith in his war-bonnet, and it was believed that it had always protected him in battle. Roman Nose and his fellow warriors believed that, on the morning of the Battle of Beecher's Island, Roman Nose's medicine had been tampered with. Roman Nose had felt that something was wrong and said, "Something was done that I was told must not be done, the bread I ate was taken out of the frying pan with something made of iron... If I go into this fight I shall certainly be killed".
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