hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən dˈeɪli, wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈiːɡəl klˈæn ʌvðə mɪzˈʊɹɹiə ænd bᵻlˈɔŋd tʊ ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəlˌɪst ɡɹˈuːp wɪðˌɪn ðə kəmbˈaɪnd ˈɑːɾoʊmɪzˈʊɹɹiə tɹˈaɪb kˈɔːld ðə "kaɪˈoʊɾi bˈænd."
His father, George Washington Dailey, was a member of the Eagle Clan of the Missouria and belonged to a traditionalist group within the combined Otoe-Missouria tribe called the "Coyote Band."