Though traditions claim that she was a Potawatomi princess and the daughter of a chief, modern scholarship has determined that she was at least three quarters Winnebago and an orphan. Her name is Winnebago 'Hinu", indicating that she was the eldest daughter in her family, and 'niga', water. She had three uncles: Co-no saip kah (or Little Black), Es tche e she sheek, and Ho ro hon kak She was raised by the first named uncle. He has a Winnebago name as well: 'kono', indicating that he was the eldest son in his family, and 'sip kah', black. By 1838/9 the three uncles were residing in the vicinity of Prairie du Chien.
In 1833 Stephen Mack received money for his two eldest daughters under the terms of a treaty with the Potawatomi. He would not have been able to do so if Hononegah had not been of Potawatomi descent to some degree.
In 1833 Stephen Mack received money for his two eldest daughters under the terms of a treaty with the Potawatomi. He would not have been able to do so if Hononegah had not been of Potawatomi descent to some degree.
Though traditions claim that she was a Potawatomi princess and the daughter of a chief, modern scholarship has determined that she was at least three quarters Winnebago and an orphan. Her name is Winnebago 'Hinu", indicating that she was the eldest daughter in her family, and 'niga', water. She had three uncles: Co-no saip kah (or Little Black), Es tche e she sheek, and Ho ro hon kak She was raised by the first named uncle. He has a Winnebago name as well: 'kono', indicating that he was the eldest son in his family, and 'sip kah', black. By 1838/9 the three uncles were residing in the vicinity of Prairie du Chien.
In 1833 Stephen Mack received money for his two eldest daughters under the terms of a treaty with the Potawatomi. He would not have been able to do so if Hononegah had not been of Potawatomi descent to some degree.
In 1833 Stephen Mack received money for his two eldest daughters under the terms of a treaty with the Potawatomi. He would not have been able to do so if Hononegah had not been of Potawatomi descent to some degree.
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