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Just returning from n five 'daya' trip to Muriuette county. Dr, O. Oerend of Calo narrates of an Interesting visit paid the Wisconsin Pottawatomie Indians. located there.This Marinette county band of the mixed nation of Pottawatomie. Chippewa and Ottawa Indians Is composedAf!chiefchief-iformObllfigeth'edlyMartmainly of old Manitowoc and Sheboy-Lthe Igan Indians. A number of old Sheboy [nonegun Falls, Cascade, Manitowoc, Two! perilitivers, Minlileot and other old Indians are mill living here and have presented Dr. Oeretid some interesting bis torie- records and relics pertaining to their tribe when they still occupied tho west shore of Lake Michigan, De-fore obtaining these interesting object b so long preserved by those pen pie and held in great respect it unnecessary for l)r. Oerend to attend h council of all tHe chiefs.Among the roMcs obtained are all the Wampuui relics. Old head chief. Wampum's flag presented to him si Washington by President Andrew Jackson in 1S.11, Wampum's council pipe, his British medal obtained by him from older chiefs who tiled during the British regime, and other ids toric objects. The doctor was also fort unate to obtain relies of tlm Sheboygan chiefs, the old war chief. Thunder. Wampum's oldest brdlher, and Ah-quel-wee Imeaing played onO. Warn-led pum'K cousin, also of Masque's relics | boaTIi ’dhim poor fromTitconspaiddue(redcess! on l whirrenrl in n and the ung*Theveryroottheiins.who was killed by whiles in the town pine of Schleswig on the Sheboygan river theAh-Quee-Wee and Thunder were notedS*chiefs. Thunder foughl under the direAmerican flag and in the wild west and was well known for his fighting qualiand to aties. Ali-Quee-Wee some years after [is 20Nthe Chicago treaty in I HUB led the remnants of these bands to Kansas whence they returned to Wisconsin, Michigan and Canada, two years late. All Quou Wee’s brother was leader of the Pottawatomi in Kansas. War Chief Thunder is burled in Manitowoc county north of Mishirot at a place occupied by the Indians and known to them as Black Karth, being one of their last villages in Manitowoc county.Dr. Cerend also obtained numerous other historic records and photographs pertaining lo these and other bands of Lake Shore Indians of the Bolted Nation.The present leader of this band In Marinette county and of the Wisconsin Pottawatomie Indians is Wa Mexico or Waume Zesako, a young man, grandson of the old Chief Mexico or Wampum whose monument site and•grave are at the village of Manitowoc RapidsJThe interpreter and spokesman and all around most intelligent and educated Indian is Simon Quitos Kahqua-doe or Ketoos who was born near Misli-icot and is a grandson of old Ketoos.These Indians are all full bloods, very friendly, honest and peaceful. JustprcninePCl u \tonj)lethe«ofekty.1tenwfldrcsortllEIordieandiEhotinwcanbaex
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Manitowoc Daily Herald
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Oct 25, 1917
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