Quashquame

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Quashquame was a prominent Sauk leader known for his role in early 19th-century treaty negotiations with the United States, including the controversial cession of Sauk lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Sauk leader
affiliation Sauk tribal leadership
areaOfInfluence Sauk villages along the Mississippi River
associatedWithEvent expansion of United States into Sauk territory
associatedWithProcess dispossession of Native American lands in the Old Northwest
conflict Black Hawk’s opposition to 1804 land cession
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicGroup Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma
surface form: Sac and Fox Nation

Sauk
historicalReputation controversial among later Sauk leaders
knownFor controversial land cession to the United States
diplomatic relations with U.S. officials
nativeLanguage Sauk language
notableFor cession of Sauk lands
leadership within the Sauk
treaty negotiations with the United States
occupation tribal chief
tribal diplomat
opposedBy Black Hawk
participatedIn Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
placeOfActivity Illinois Country
Upper Mississippi Valley
surface form: Upper Mississippi River region
politicalAlignment pro‑treaty faction among the Sauk
role negotiator in Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
sexOrGender male
signed Treaty of St. Louis (1804)
timePeriod early 19th century
treatyPartner Bureau of Indian Affairs
surface form: U.S. Indian agents

United States government

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Sauk historicalLeader Quashquame