Black Hawk
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American History 1816-1855, American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: Black Hawk was a leader in the last Indian war of the old Northwest; he also dictated one of the most interesting Indian autobiographies, Life of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk (1834).
Early Life
Black Hawk (or Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak) was the adopted brother of a chief of the Foxes and was brought up by the Sauk (Sacs)—“Sac” was the original French spelling. The Sauk and Foxes were small tribes which formed an alliance, sometimes including the Potawatomi and Winnebago, to defend themselves against larger neighboring...
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