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Chief Red Wing's Village

Lithographer: Henry Lewis (1819-1904). Art Collection, Lithograph 1855. Reproduced with permission from the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN.

Chief Red Wing ~ Tatankamani

Tatankamani is Dakota Language, meaning Walking Buffalo.

First formally recognized Chief Red Wing. This Mdewakanton Dakota Chief was born in the mid 1750's.

Chief Red Wing's Village

Red Wing's Village 70 Miles below the Falls of St. Anthony

Painter: Seth Eastman (1808-1875)

Art Collection, Watercolor 1846-1848. Photo reproduced with permission. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, MN.

Hazen Wakute 1931

Photo reproduced with permission from the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN.

Prairie Island Powwow

September 13, 1982

September 17, 1927

Family gathered in front of a tipi.

September 17, 1927

Prairie Island Indians gathered at Villa Maria, Frontenac for celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Fort Beauharnois on Long Point. (Photo courtesy Goodhue County History Center)

September 17, 2927

Prairie Island Indians gathered at Villa Maria, Frontenac for celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Fort Beauharnois on Long Point. (Photo courtesy Goodhue County History Center)

July 1930

"Indian John" Smith, 110 years old, with Bennie Leonard

1953

Episcopal Church of the Messiah at Prairie Island.

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