Old Chief, Menominee leader, d. 1826 | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Old Chief, Menominee leader, d. 1826

Old Chief, Menominee leader, d. 1826 | Wisconsin Historical Society
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Cha-kau-cho-ka-ma, in Menominee; peace chief of the nation ca. 1790-1826, and maternal grandfather of the elder Oshkosh.

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[Source: Thwaites, Reuben Gold. Stories of the Badger State (N.Y.: American Book Co., 1900)]