Makataimeshekiakiak

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Makataimeshekiakiak, better known as Black Hawk, was a prominent Sauk leader who resisted United States expansion during the Black Hawk War of 1832.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Sauk leader
historical figure
person
war chief
activePeriod early 19th century
alsoKnownAs Black Hawk
birthPlace present-day Illinois
birthYear 1767
bornIn Sauk village on the Rock River
capturedBy United States forces
commemoratedBy monuments in Iowa
place names in the Midwestern United States
conflict Black Hawk War
War of 1812
countryFoughtAgainst United States
deathYear 1838
diedIn Davis County, Iowa Territory
ethnicity Sauk
gender male
hasDescendant Sauk people
hasGivenName Makataimeshekiakiak
hasNickname Black Hawk
hasWork Life of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak or Black Hawk
language Sauk language
led Sauk and Meskwaki followers
memberOf Sauk Nation
notableFor leadership in the Black Hawk War
leading Native American resistance to United States expansion
occupation tribal leader
war chief
opponent United States
placeOfDeath Iowa Territory
portrayedIn 19th-century American art
historical literature about the Black Hawk War
religion Native American traditional religion
resisted U.S. settlement on Sauk lands
forced removal from ancestral lands in Illinois
sidedWith British forces in the War of 1812
subjectOf Black Hawk War histories
takenTo eastern United States on a tour after capture
tribe Sauk
wrote autobiography of Black Hawk

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Black Hawk
alternateName
Makataimeshekiakiak
hasGivenName

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