Pawnee Delegation 1858

[kc]

  This is the Pawnee Delegation to Washington DC in 1858. Do we know who these people are??

[Dietmar]

kc,

I´ve been working for some time on the identifications of all 1857/58 delegation members of the various Indian nations in Washington, but only some of them are definite. More probably later...



Pipe Chief aka Medicine Pipe Chief probably stands just behind Man Chief aka Petalesharo.

There were 16 Pawnee delegates plus Samuel Allis (interpreter/missionary) and Major Dennison (agent) and his daughter visiting the East in 1857/58 and meeting President Buchanan. The Chaui (Grand), Kitkehahki (Republican), Pitahauerat (Tappah) and Skidi (Loup) Pawnee tribes each sent four delegates.

The full photograph of the edited picture above actually was taken on December 31, 1857 at the White House.

[kc]

Thank you so much for your reply! I recognized Petalesharo, but it's nice to see others. Family lore has always said Big Spotted Horse (my 3rd great-grandfather) went to DC to meet the president. However, I can find no record of him being there, nor can I recognize him in any photo. Can you shed any light on the matter?

[Dietmar]

kc,

I have the names of all 16 Pawnee delegates of 1857/58, but Big Spotted Horse is not among them. I haven´t been able to find any record of him in later delegations to Washington, yet. It doesn´t mean he wasn´t there. I´ll keep my eyes open.

Big Spotted Horse, as I´m sure you know, was indeed a delegate to the Grand Council at Okmulgee, Indian Territory, in 1875.

[gleb]

Dear Dietmar! 

May I ask about the names of Pawnee delegation of 1857/58?

Do you have a list of those who visit the US capital?
Or those who signed the 1857 treaty?

Thank you in advance!

[Dietmar]

Hi Gleb,

sure, I´ll look for them and post them later...

[Dietmar]

This is the Pawnee delegation of 1857/58:


Grand Pawnee / Chaui:

Man Chief aka Man and Chief, Petalesharo, Grand Pawnee principal chief

Medicine Pipe Chief aka Pipe Chief, La-hak-tan-du-he-sha a-du, Grand Pawnee 2nd chief

The Conqueror aka The man that makes the enemy poor, Ti-ro-wot-ka-to-huk/ Te-da-wat-ka-roke, Grand Pawnee 3rd chief

Buffalo Bull aka Ki-ni-ka/Ke-we-ka, Grand Pawnee warrior, son-in-law of Man Chief


Republican Pawnee / Kitkehahki:

The Chief Whom They Look Upon aka The one the Great Spirit Smiles on Ne-sha-du-si-di te-zi-ka/ Na-sharo-se-de-ta-ra-ko, Republican Pawnee principal chief

A Man but a Chief aka Na-sharo-cho-hicko, Republican Pawnee 2nd chief

Brave Chief aka Chief and a Brave, Ne-sha-re-ru-re-ra Hi-kute, Republican Pawnee 3rd chief

A Man Always at War aka La-la-we-ku-wa-ra, Republican Pawnee warrior


Loup Pawnee / Skidi / Wolf Pawnee / Panimaha:

Sword Chief aka Le-its-a-na-sharo, Loup Pawnee principal chief

Gray Eagle Chief aka Le-ta-kuts-na-sharo, Loup Pawnee 2nd chief

Only Chief, aka Scalla-la-na-sharo, Loup Pawnee 3rd chief

Owner of Many Horses aka Tuck a-lix-tah, Loup Pawnee warrior (died while in Washington)


Tappah Pawnee / Pitahauerat /Noisy Pawnee / Tappage / Tappaye :

Big Chief aka Na-sharo-la-da-hoo, Tappah Pawnee principal chief

Hawk Chief aka Le-coot-wa-coots-o-nasharo, Tappah Pawnee 2nd chief

Principal Chief aka Paw-nee-ki-eke, Tappah Pawnee 3rd chief

A Man That Defeats His Enemy In The Water aka Lad-o-na-sharo-ka-cha, Tappah Pawnee warrior



Samuel Allis, interpreter/missionary

Major Dennison, agent, and his daughter

[gleb]

Thank you very much, Dietmar!

What is the source of this list? Newspapers? the list does not not fit the treaty names.

[Dietmar]

Gleb, it´s a combination of various sources, among them some excellent newspaper articles of 1857/58.

I have done some research on all delegations that year a couple of years ago, but I remember that the Washington Union newspaper of January 3rd 1858 provided a lot of info.

As it always is the case with newspapers, the Indian names might be given inaccurately to some degree, so there´s always a question mark behind them.

However, it seems as not all signers of the treaty went to Washington.

[gleb]

Dietmar! Thank you very much for your kind help! Working on these articles and the Pawnee delegation names now. Guess the 2nd Loup Pawnee (Skiri) chief Gray Eagle Chief aka Le-ta-kuts-na-sharo became the principal Skiri chief in the 1860-s. Here is my comparisons of Carbutt and Jackson field photos of 1866 and 1871.

Unfortunately I could not find the possible Eagle Chief among the group photos, mean "before the White House" and "on the White House lawn"...

[gleb]

Sorry, forget the images!

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[Dietmar]

Thanks Gleb. Mmmh, I have to concentrate on the 1857 photo again, but I haven´t recognized him yet. There are a few years between the Brady and Jackson photos...