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Farewell Dance of the Potawatomi on Lake Street 1835
The piece recalls the Potawatomi farewell on Lake Street Chicago as 800 warriors gathered in August 1835 to receive annuity payments and begin their removal beyond the Mississippi. It recounts the brutal reception by white residents, the 1833 treaty terms and the alleged fraud, and honors notable Potawatomi leaders who fought for their people.
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Lake Street
Chicago
Chicago River
Council House
Fort Dearborn
Milo M. Quaife
Old Northwest
Lake and
Market Streets
Mark Beaubien
Sauganash
Supreme Court of Illinois
John D. Caton
Hell
Pottawatomie
George B. Porter
Michigan
Thomas J. W. Owen
William Weatherford
Pottawatomies
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
United States
Andreas
Quaife
Irving
Caton
Kansas
Oklahoma
Lake Huron
Pontiac
North America
Great Britain
Pottawatomiies
Makahta-penashe
Black Bird
Dearborn
Winamac
Catfish
Spembalawba
Pesotum
William Wells
Topinabee
Wa-baun-see
Winnemeg
Wells
Hull
Heald
Ind
Makata-pake
Black Partridge
Metea
Big Foot
Lake Geneva
Wis
Shabbona
Shabonee