Identifier: indianbiography00that (find matches)
Title: Indian Biography
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Thatcher, B.B. (Benjamin Bussy), 1809-1840
Subjects: Indians of North America
Publisher: Philadelphia : Bowen
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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wounds; and also witnessed a scalpingscene, by her two sons, Okeemakeequid and his brother, who wentthrough the blank motions over the head of the mother, to showhow the Sioux performed that ceremony. At this time, 1826,Oshergwun was about sixty years of age. The dress in which Okeemakeequid appears is not a Chippewa,but a Sioux dress. The Indians would often jibe him about thecircumstances under which he got it. At the treaty of Prairie du23 176 BIOGRAPHY. Chien, in 1S25, peace was concluded, which, terminated a war ofnearly two hundred years duration, between the Sioux and Chip-pewas. In memorial of this occurrence a Sioux warrior proposedto exchange dresses with Okeemakeequid. The latter acceded tothe proposition. After the exchange had been made, the Sioux,looking Okeemakeequid archly in the face, and pointing to thehead-dress, said, Brother, when you put that dress on, feel upthere—there are five feathers; I have put one in for each scalpI took from your people—remember that!
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AN TOWAY CllfFJ\ r.iiJi.C.-y/.-Cp!j:.hxhcr( l>v J T Bok MOANAHONGA. MoANAHONGA, which signifies Great Walker, was an lowaybrave. This name was conferred upon him, not for his havingperformed any great feat as a walker against time, as in the case ofthe Sioux Killer, but on account of his great muscular strength,which enabled him to endure the toils of the chase, and to lead warparties over a vast extent of country, without appearing to befatigued. This brave, like the Sioux Killer, was called by anothername, by which he was more generally known, viz., Big Neck;and he was also known by the name of Winaugusconey, or theman who is not afraid to travel; the meaning of which is, that hewould traverse large tracts of country alone, utterly reckless ofdanger, relying for protection and defence, upon his courage, andgreat physical strength, both of which he possessed in an extraordi-nary degree. Moanahonga was of a morose and sour disposition; the result,doubtless, of his having been the d

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