	Porcupine was born c. 1848 and was raised with the Sioux. His father was Sioux and his mother was Cheyenne. He married a Cheyenne and became a member of the Cheyenne tribe. It was the normal custom for a husband to live amongst the band of his wife's family, usually in a lodge adjacent to her parents. Like virtually all Cheyenne young men, Porcupine joined a warrior society, in his case, the Dog Soldiers.