- Wabokieshiek
:"This article is about the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) prophet; see
White Cloud for other people, places, and things of that name."Wabokieshiek (translated White Cloud in English, though "Waapakiishik" in theSauk language means "White Sky"Fact|date=March 2008) (circa 1794 - circa 1841) was an important Native American of theHo-Chunk (Winnebago) and Sauk tribes in 19th centuryIllinois , playing a key role in both theWinnebago War of 1827 and theBlack Hawk War of 1832. Known as amedicine man andprophet , he is sometimes called the Winnebago Prophet.Wabokieshiek was born to a Sauk father and a Ho-Chunk mother in the vicinity of
Prophetstown, Illinois , which is named after him. Like his father, he was considered a Sac chief, and was also very influential among the Ho-Chunk, and he was known for his promotion of a traditional way of life among the local tribes. However, his influence waned after he promised/prophesied to Sauk/Fox chief Black Hawk that the British and other tribes (such as the Ho-Chunk andPotawatomi ) would aid him again the United States in what became the Black Hawk War, a prediction that proved false. At the end of the war, onAugust 27 ,1832 , Wabokieshiek was taken prisoner along with the remnant of Black Hawk's band. The prisoners were sent toWashington D.C. (meeting withAndrew Jackson ) and then toFort Monroe, Virginia in April, 1833. OnJune 5 ,1833 , they were sent back West to be released; Wabokieshiek and his son were released atPrairie du Chien, Wisconsin . After this time, he lived quietly until he died circa 1841.(Wabokieshiek is sometimes confused with
Red Cloud , a Lakota chief.)References
* [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/winnebago/winnebagochiefs.htm Winnebago Chiefs] , "Access Genealogy Tribal Records" — based on Fulton, "Red Men of Iowa", 1882; Stevens, "Black Hawk War", 1903; "Wis. Hist. Soc. Coll.", vol. 10, 1888.
* [http://www.prophetstownpowwow.com/2.html Wabokieshiek or White Cloud] , "Prophetstown Pow Wow" (August 2007).
* [http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1057.html Native American Religions] , "The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago", Chicago Historical Society (2005).
* Lewis, James, [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/background.html The Black Hawk War of 1832: Background] and [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/page2d.html final phase] , "Abraham Lincoln Digitization Project", Northern Illinois University (retrieved August 2007).
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