No The Mesquauki indian tribe were an Iowa tribe and their reservation has always been near Tama IA. JAN Don Kelly wrote: > It is curious that my ggmother told me, "I was borned in DeMoin, Ioway." She > told me many stories of Indians she played with as a child during 1860s to > 1870s). > > I have to therefore assume all tribes (or individuals) were not transported > south to Oklahoma, etc. as many apparently were. > > Don Kelly > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Bare67deb@aol.com> > To: <IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:28 AM > Subject: [IOWA] Making of Iowa Vol 1 chapter 6 > > > The whole chapter can be seen on the Iowa History site. Below is just a > > small section of the Chapter. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > THE IOWAS > > > > We first hear of the Iowa Indians in 1690 when they were found in the > > vicinity of the great lakes. Their noted chief, Man-haw-gaw, was then at > the head of > > the tribe and under his leadership they migrated westward. They crossed > the > > Mississippi and occupied the country about the lower valley of the Iowa > River, > > giving to that stream its present name, although it was for a long time > > called the Ayouas by the earliest French explorers. Lewis and Clark in > the journal > > of their explorations, in 1804, refer to this tribe of Indians as the > > Ayouways. In later years the orthography became changed to Ioway and > finally the y > > was dropped and we have the beautiful name Iowa, with the accent on the I. > > > > Antoine Le Claire, a half-breed of French and Indian parentage, who was > > familiar with several of the Indian languages, defines the word Iowa as > "This is > > the place." Theodore S. Parvin, a high authority, relates an Indian > legend as > > follows: > > > > "This tribe separated from the sacs and Foxes and wandered off westward in > > search of a new home. Crossing the Mississippi River they turned > southward, > > reaching a high bluff near the mouth of the Iowa River. Looking off over > the > > beautiful valley spread out before them they halted, exclaiming 'Ioway!' > or 'This > > is the place!' " > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > As far back as the history of the Iowa nation has been traced by > Schoolcraft > > and other, it is found that this tribe migrated fifteen times. It appears > to > > have moved in about 1693 from the vicinity of the great lakes to near the > > mouth of Rock River and some years later to the Iowa. The next move was > to the > > Des Moines Valley in the vicinity of Van Buren, Wapello and Davis > counties. > > Many years later the Iowas journeyed through southern and western Iowa, up > the > > Missouri Valley, into Dakota. For several years they lived near the red > > pipestone quarries in the valley of the Big Sioux River, roaming over into > > northwestern Iowa as far as Spirit Lake and the upper valleys of the > Little Sioux and > > Des Moines rivers. Leaving these regions they descended the Missouri into > > southeastern Nebraska in the Platte Valley. They next wandered into > northern > > Missouri and from there into southern Iowa in the region of the Chariton > and Grand > > rivers. They engaged in frequent wars with the Sioux an dOsages. In 1807 > > they had a battle with Osages. After a fierce conflict they captured the > > village, destroying thirty lodges and massacring all the inhabitants. A > few years > > later the smallpox ravaged their settlement, destroying more than a > hundred of > > their warriors and nearly two hundred women and children. Twelve years > later > > they lost nearly two hundred more of the tribe by the same disease. In > 1819 > > they were attacked by a superior force of Sioux and a desperate battle was > > fought. In the end the Iowas were defeated, losing scores of their best > warriors. > > The Sioux captured and carried into captivity many of their women and > > children. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > One of the most noted chiefs after the death of Man-haw-yaw was his son > > Ma-has-kah. His home was in the Des Moines Valley, near where the town > Eldon now > > stands, at the old village of Iowaville. He had seven wives; the favorite > one > > was a beautiful woman named Rant-che-wai-me (Female Flying Pigeon). In > 1824, > > when Ma-has-kah, with a party of warriors, went to Washington to have an > > interview with President Monroe, this favorite wife joined the party the > third day > > after their departure and announced her intention to accompany her husband > and > > shake hands with the President. She was permitted to go with him and > > attracted marked attention in Washington from her great beauty and > intelligence. Her > > portrait was painted by an artist at the Capital and for a long time > adorned > > his studio. She was a kind and generous woman, devoting much of her time > to > > ministering to the sick and unfortunate. General Huges, the Indian agent, > who > > was well acquainted with her, spoke in the highest terms of her excellent > > qualities. She returned from Washington with new views of life and tried > to > > impress upon the young women of her race useful lessons from her > observations of > > civilized people. Ma-has-kah was deeply attached to her and was greatly > > depressed at her tragic death, which was the result of a fall from a horse > soon > > after her return from Washington. He never ceased to extol her many > virtues and > > beautiful character. > > > > > > > > Debbie Clough Gerischer > > Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County > > http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ > > IAGENWEB: Special History Project: > > http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm > > Gerischer Family Web Site: > > http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== IOWA Mailing List ==== > > The IOWA Lists now have their own website with unsub > > instructions, list rules and other useful information. > > Visit & Bookmark http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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The Mesquauki Indian tribe bought their land, therefor it is a settlement not a reservation. Cheri C. ----- Original Message ----- From: jan garber<mailto:maejan@cfu.net> To: IOWA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:IOWA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [IOWA] Making of Iowa Vol 1 chapter 6 No The Mesquauki indian tribe were an Iowa tribe and their reservation has always been near Tama IA. JAN