Category: 1826

ESHTAHUMLEAH, A Sioux chief

6/27/13

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Souix, Chief, Natives, Native, America, Tribes, Indian, costumes

ESH-TA-HUM-LEAH or Sleepy Eyes. A Sioux chief. WE have but little to say of this individual, whose name, when translated, signifies Sleepy eyes, and is expressive of the character of… Read More

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POW-A-SHEEK a Fox Chief

6/26/13

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Fox, Chief, Natives, Native, America, Tribes, Indian, costumes

POWASHEEK. A Fox Chief THE word Powasheek, in the Musquakee language, signifies “To dash the water off.” The individual who bears this name is a celebrated brave of the Musquakee… Read More

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KISHKALWA a Shawnee Chief. American native 1824.

6/24/13

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Shawanoe, Chief, Natives, Native, America, Tribes, Indian, costumes

KISHKALWA a Shawnee Chief. American native 1824. KISHKALWA is nominally and legally the head chief of the Shawnee nation, but is too far advanced in life to take any active… Read More

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KISH-KE-KOSH a Fox Brave

6/24/13

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Fox, Brave, Natives, Native, America, Tribes, Indian, costumes

KISH-KE-KOSH a Fox Brave AMONG the Fox braves who appeared at Washington in 1837, on the occasion to which we have already alluded, was Kishkekosh, or The man with one… Read More

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