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.