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ichichiforobigel0(11MsJust returning from a five da yet' trip to Marinette county, Dr. O. Gerund of Cato 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 composed mainly of old Manitowoc and Sheboy-Ltht gun Indians. A number of old Shebov-fno gan Falls, Cascade, Manitowoc, Twojpe Kivers, Minhirot and other old Indians are still living here and have presented Dr. Gcreml some interesting his toric' records and relics pertaining to their tribe when they still occupied thq west shore of La lie Michigan. Before obtaining these interesting objects so long preserved by these people and held in great respect it wie necessary for Dr. Go rend to attend a council of all the chiefs.Among the icHcs obtained are all the Wantpuui relics. Old head chief. Wampum's flag presented to him *1’dhpofrrcopaWashington by President Andrew [indufnceionwlrean!hunTiVlt;rothindlatkJackson in lS.'il, Wampum’s council pipe, his British medal obtained by him from older chiefs who *u!ed during the British regime, and other his toric objects. The doctor was also fortunate to obtain relics of Hie Sheboygan chiefs, the old war chief, Thunder. Wampum’s oldest brother, and Alt-quel-wee Imeaing played out), Warn ict puni’s cousin, also of Mesquc’B relics | be who was killed by whiles in the town; pi of Schleswig on the Sheboygan river th Ah-Quee-Wee and Thunder wen* noted chiefs. Thunder fouglU under the. American flag and in the wild west andwas well known for his fighting quail-*ties. Ah-Quee-Wee some years after [isthe Chicago treaty in 1S:•*,'t led the remnants of these bands to Kansas whence they returned to Wisconsin, Michigan and Canada, two years late.Ah Quet? Wee’s brother was leader of the Pottawatomi in Kansas. War ChiefThunder is buried in Manitowoc county north of Mishirot at a place occupied by the Indians and known to them as Black Earth, being one of their last villages in Manitowoc county.I)r. Gerend also obtained numerous other historic records and photographs pertaining to these and other bands of Lake Shore Indians of the United Nation.\nCxUJtl*oet
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Manitowoc Daily Herald
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Oct 25, 1917
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