(Note: birth date given in original as "ca. Dec. 1872.") Winnebago Indian, newspaper columnist, b. Jackson County. He attended Carlisle Indian Institute, Pa., for 5 years. After returning to the Indian mission near Black River Falls, he wrote a column, "The Indian News," for the Black River Falls Banner-Journal. He was known for his kindly Indian- English homespun philosophy, pungent comments, and unpolished style of writing. Black River Falls Banner-Journal, Aug. 31, 1949; La Crosse Tribune, Aug. 26, 1949; Time, Dec. 11, 1944.Learn More
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