Washakie
Washakie (originally Pinaquana or Pina Quanah , * around 1800, † February 20, 1900) was a chief of the eastern Shoshone . He was a well-known warrior who united several Shoshone groups around 1840. He was also active as a ( fur ) trader, hunter and trapper . He was baptized a Mormon in 1880, and in 1897 the Welsh Episcopalian clergyman John Roberts baptized him again.
He is one of the most respected leaders in Indian history because of his bravery in battle, his commitment to peace and the welfare of his people. In 1878 the Fort Washakie was named after him. At his death in 1900 he was the first Indian to receive a burial with military honors .
In addition to several Indian languages , Washakie had learned English and French from traders and trappers.
He had several white friends, including Jim Bridger , with whom he was a hunter and trapper, and Kit Carson and John Charles Frémont . Washakie's daughter Mary Washakie became Jim Bridger's third wife in 1850.
He realized that the whites' train could not be stopped, which is why he secured an area of three million acres (about 1.2 million hectares) in Wyoming for the Shoshone through negotiations with the US military , today it is their Wind River reservation Indian reservation . He also wanted to provide higher education for the Indians, so he gave the clergyman John Roberts land to build a boarding school for girls, where they should learn traditional crafts and traditional language.
He negotiated the Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1851 .
He was later widely regarded as the leader of the Shoshone, including Brigham Young , the Mormon leader and governor of Utah.
Historical objects
In Fort Washakie is the historic Fort Washakie Historic District . The area is located within the Wind River Indian Reservation on US Route 287 in Wyoming. The Fort Washakie Historic District comprises 36 buildings and was listed on April 16, 1969 by the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Monument with the number 69000188.
Approximate dates of life
Washakie's dates of birth are not clear. For the official church records one entered 1798, on his gravestone is 1804 as the year of birth, but his year of birth was probably later; if you follow your own information, between 1808 and 1810. Possibly the place of birth was in Montana. He was born into his father's tribe, who was a Flathead Indian, and received his name Washakie when he joined his mother's Shoshonen tribe, which probably happened between about 1826 and 1832. According to his own statements, he was 16 years old at the time.
In 1833 or 1834 he married his first wife.
Usage of names
Other localities were named after Washakie : Washakie County and Fort Washakie . The ship USS Washakie also bears his name.
Washakie is mentioned in the Lucky Luke volume The Singing Wire, along with other historical figures.
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Washakie
- ↑ NRIS
- ↑ Fort Washakie Historic Site - Greater Yellowstone ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ National Register of Historical Places - WYOMING (WY), Fremont County
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Washakie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pinaquana; Pina Quanah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chief of the Shoshone |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1800 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1900 |