Village 1. Inkpa - The End

[ftpeckpabaksa]

Hello. I found there were at least, am not certain, but at least 12 Wahpeton villages in 1862. Someone correct me on this lol...... So I will post each village and number it along with this message. So, someone jump in and help me out. I will post them like...Village 1. or Village 2. with the name of the leader of the people. So, here goes.

Inkpa - The End (or a variation of this)

The leaders and his village lived furthest to the north than the other Wahpetons. His village was located at Big Stone Lake. I was not able to find who his headmen or warriors were. So someone can fill in the rest..lol also a picture if there is one out there.

[lgarcia]

Joseph R. Brown Papers, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
Inkpa The Point, the principal Chief
Wicanhpi Star 1st Head Soldier
Tapa The Ball 2nd Soldier
Kangiduta Scarlet Raven 3rd Soldier (murdered in Washington D.C. 1867, Buried in the Congressional Cemetery)
Wasuicage Growing Hail 4th Soldier

[kingsleybray]

Wow, that's really interesting Louis. Are any other bands and their leaders listed in the Brown papers?

[lgarcia]

Kingsley:
Yes, I think two or more leaders are mentioned.
J.R. Brown was making up a list of delegates to send to Washington in 1867 to sign a peace treaty to stop the 1862-1867 war.
I will have to look in my files to see who the other bands were.
These were only Sisitunwan and Wahpetunwan leaders.
However I think it was Mazakutemani who said - "Not one good man was sent" to negotiate the 1867 treaty which established the Devils Lake and Lake Traverse Reservations.
Toksta,
Louie