that he was destined to be chief. The elders sanctioned the execution of Taoyateduta's two half-brothers by his supporters. Taoyateduta thus assumed complete control as chief of the Kaposia band and adopted the name "Little Crow." Early years as chief As a new chief, it was clear that Taoyateduta took his responsibilities very seriously. He enlisted the help of Indian agent Amos Bruce, who organized temperance pledges at Kaposia. Little Crow himself took the pledge for seven months and became a strong advocate of sobriety. Physician Asa W. Daniels would attest many years later that "Little Crow was a man of good habits; [I] never knew of his using intoxicating liquors." Historian Anderson writes, "Although drinking did not cease entirely, the pledges brought an immediate decrease in the consumption of alcohol, much to the wonderment of many white observers. The success of the program attracted the attention of government authorities, who took notice of Little Crow's increased influence." In the fall of 1846, when reminded of his own years of rebellion and mischief, Little Crow replied: "I was only a brave, then; I am a chief now." One of his next moves was to invite Reverend Thomas Smith Williamson, M.D. to move to Kaposia from Lac qui Parle. Williamson arrived in Kaposia and established both a church and a Dakota school, hopeful that having the backing of an important chief would encourage more Mdewakantons to convert to Christianity. Once he arrived, he discovered that Little Crow had persuaded the village elders to accept missionaries because of Williamson's medical background, which would have many benefits, including securing vaccinations for smallpox. To his disappointment, Little Crow himself showed no interest in attending church, and only a handful of attendees went regularly. Education in Kaposia Little Crow's main motive for inviting Williamson was probably education. He valued the education he had received at the mission school in Lac qui Parle, and wanted a similar experience for his own children in Kaposia. His Mdewakanton relatives from Lac qui Parle who had moved with him to Kaposia, such as Lorenzo Lawrence, had also lobbied for schools, even though the villagers themselves had opposed education in the past. During the winters of 1846–47 and 1847–48, Little Crow and two of his younger half-brothers regularly attended Williamson's new mission school in Kaposia. In the first year, 54 students enrolled, with an average of 12 students attending classes