Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak

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Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak is the Sauk leader better known as Black Hawk, who led a notable Native American resistance against U.S. expansion during the Black Hawk War of 1832.


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instanceOf Native American leader
Sauk leader
person
alliedWith British Empire in the War of 1812
alsoKnownAs Black Hawk
authorOf Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk
band British Band of Sauk and Meskwaki
capturedBy United States forces in 1832
causeOfDeath illness
conflict Black Hawk War
countryOfCitizenship United States
dateOfBirth 1767
dateOfDeath 1838
ethnicity Sauk
hasGenre autobiography
hasReligion traditional Sauk spiritual beliefs
hasRole leader of the British Band
imprisonedAt Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
influenced U.S. public perceptions of Native Americans in the 19th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
led Sauk and Meskwaki band in the Black Hawk War
legacy symbol of Native American resistance to displacement
livedIn Sauk village at Saukenuk
locatedIn near present-day Rock Island, Illinois
memberOf Sauk Nation
metWith U.S. President Andrew Jackson
militaryRank war chief
nativeLanguage Sauk language
notableFor Black Hawk War
leading Native American resistance to U.S. expansion
notableWork Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk
occupation tribal chief
war leader
opposedTo United States government
forced removal of his people from their lands
participatedIn War of 1812
placeOfBirth Sauk village on the Rock River
near present-day Rock Island, Illinois
placeOfDeath Davis County, Iowa Territory
near present-day Des Moines, Iowa
resisted U.S. expansion into Sauk territory
treaties ceding Sauk lands in Illinois
sexOrGender male
spouse Asshewaqua
subjectOf lithographs by Charles Bird King
numerous historical studies
paintings by George Catlin
takenTo Washington, D.C.
tribe Sauk

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Black Hawk
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