Village 6. Simon Anawagmani

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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.

Anawagmani - He Goes Galloping Along later took the name Simon Anawagmani

Took over leadership of the Hazelwood Mission Farmer Band from Paul Mazakutemani.

[Dietmar]

Simon Anawagmani

He Who Goes Galloping Along aka Simon Anawagmani:
- headed in 1862 a Wahpeton band located near Hazelwood Mission
- first full-blood Dakota male to convert to Christianity in 1840 or 1841
- president of the Hazelwood Republic
- saved some whites during the 1862 Uprising
- he was wounded in the Wood Lake Battle
- served as a scout for Sibley in 1863 expedition
- he died in June 1891 at Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation