Chief Hole in the Day, the younger
He was born Gwiiwizens (Boy), son of Bagone-giizhig (Hole in the Day), chief of the Ojibwe, who had gained much power and influence among his people and the American government. By demonstrating tactics in diplomacy and war, Hole in the Day groomed his son to someday be a leader of his people.
As a young man of 19, Gwiiwizens was deeply disturbed by the accidental death of his father, with whom he had a close emotional bond. He soon thereafter assumed his father's name. With his father's name, Hole in the Day, the younger, took on the challenge of his father.
Hole in the Day, the younger, became recognized and respected as a leader, diplomat, and gifted orator among both whites and Indians alike. His physical appearance, the way he dressed, and his mannerisms lent to his success as a leader. There were some, however, who resented him and considered him arrogant and self-serving. Over the years, Hole in the Day had negotiated treaties not only on behalf of his people but also for his own gain. His plans included the betterment of his tribe, but did not neglect his own interests.
On June 28, 1868, Hole in the Day, after securing local funding for the journey, set out on his seventh trip to Washington, DC, with the pretext of working out a plan for the removal of Indians from Crow Wing. However, he was stopped by a dozen Indians and assassinated. Hole in the Day was buried two days later in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing.
In 1992, Hole in the Day's great-great-granddaughter told Anton Treuer, author of the book The Assassination of Hole in the Day (2010), that immediately after the burial, Hole in the Day's body was exhumed and removed to a secret location near the village of White Earth in Becker County, partly so that a traditional burial service could be performed and because of concerns that the grave at Crow Wing would be desecrated by the Dakota or by grave robbers for the artifacts it might contain. The original grave was eventually excavated by curiousity seekers and found to be empty.
Treuer's book shows a picture with the caption "Presumed gravesite of Bagone-giizhig the Younger in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing, ca. 1897."
Cemetery Records of Crow Wing County, Minnesota by Earl C. Leslie and Laura L. Leslie, which was transcribed in 1979, lists the grave of Hole in the Day in this cemetery, presumably from a marker.
In the fall of 2011, a marker could no longer be found.
He was born Gwiiwizens (Boy), son of Bagone-giizhig (Hole in the Day), chief of the Ojibwe, who had gained much power and influence among his people and the American government. By demonstrating tactics in diplomacy and war, Hole in the Day groomed his son to someday be a leader of his people.
As a young man of 19, Gwiiwizens was deeply disturbed by the accidental death of his father, with whom he had a close emotional bond. He soon thereafter assumed his father's name. With his father's name, Hole in the Day, the younger, took on the challenge of his father.
Hole in the Day, the younger, became recognized and respected as a leader, diplomat, and gifted orator among both whites and Indians alike. His physical appearance, the way he dressed, and his mannerisms lent to his success as a leader. There were some, however, who resented him and considered him arrogant and self-serving. Over the years, Hole in the Day had negotiated treaties not only on behalf of his people but also for his own gain. His plans included the betterment of his tribe, but did not neglect his own interests.
On June 28, 1868, Hole in the Day, after securing local funding for the journey, set out on his seventh trip to Washington, DC, with the pretext of working out a plan for the removal of Indians from Crow Wing. However, he was stopped by a dozen Indians and assassinated. Hole in the Day was buried two days later in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing.
In 1992, Hole in the Day's great-great-granddaughter told Anton Treuer, author of the book The Assassination of Hole in the Day (2010), that immediately after the burial, Hole in the Day's body was exhumed and removed to a secret location near the village of White Earth in Becker County, partly so that a traditional burial service could be performed and because of concerns that the grave at Crow Wing would be desecrated by the Dakota or by grave robbers for the artifacts it might contain. The original grave was eventually excavated by curiousity seekers and found to be empty.
Treuer's book shows a picture with the caption "Presumed gravesite of Bagone-giizhig the Younger in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing, ca. 1897."
Cemetery Records of Crow Wing County, Minnesota by Earl C. Leslie and Laura L. Leslie, which was transcribed in 1979, lists the grave of Hole in the Day in this cemetery, presumably from a marker.
In the fall of 2011, a marker could no longer be found.
Chief Hole in the Day, the younger
He was born Gwiiwizens (Boy), son of Bagone-giizhig (Hole in the Day), chief of the Ojibwe, who had gained much power and influence among his people and the American government. By demonstrating tactics in diplomacy and war, Hole in the Day groomed his son to someday be a leader of his people.
As a young man of 19, Gwiiwizens was deeply disturbed by the accidental death of his father, with whom he had a close emotional bond. He soon thereafter assumed his father's name. With his father's name, Hole in the Day, the younger, took on the challenge of his father.
Hole in the Day, the younger, became recognized and respected as a leader, diplomat, and gifted orator among both whites and Indians alike. His physical appearance, the way he dressed, and his mannerisms lent to his success as a leader. There were some, however, who resented him and considered him arrogant and self-serving. Over the years, Hole in the Day had negotiated treaties not only on behalf of his people but also for his own gain. His plans included the betterment of his tribe, but did not neglect his own interests.
On June 28, 1868, Hole in the Day, after securing local funding for the journey, set out on his seventh trip to Washington, DC, with the pretext of working out a plan for the removal of Indians from Crow Wing. However, he was stopped by a dozen Indians and assassinated. Hole in the Day was buried two days later in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing.
In 1992, Hole in the Day's great-great-granddaughter told Anton Treuer, author of the book The Assassination of Hole in the Day (2010), that immediately after the burial, Hole in the Day's body was exhumed and removed to a secret location near the village of White Earth in Becker County, partly so that a traditional burial service could be performed and because of concerns that the grave at Crow Wing would be desecrated by the Dakota or by grave robbers for the artifacts it might contain. The original grave was eventually excavated by curiousity seekers and found to be empty.
Treuer's book shows a picture with the caption "Presumed gravesite of Bagone-giizhig the Younger in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing, ca. 1897."
Cemetery Records of Crow Wing County, Minnesota by Earl C. Leslie and Laura L. Leslie, which was transcribed in 1979, lists the grave of Hole in the Day in this cemetery, presumably from a marker.
In the fall of 2011, a marker could no longer be found.
He was born Gwiiwizens (Boy), son of Bagone-giizhig (Hole in the Day), chief of the Ojibwe, who had gained much power and influence among his people and the American government. By demonstrating tactics in diplomacy and war, Hole in the Day groomed his son to someday be a leader of his people.
As a young man of 19, Gwiiwizens was deeply disturbed by the accidental death of his father, with whom he had a close emotional bond. He soon thereafter assumed his father's name. With his father's name, Hole in the Day, the younger, took on the challenge of his father.
Hole in the Day, the younger, became recognized and respected as a leader, diplomat, and gifted orator among both whites and Indians alike. His physical appearance, the way he dressed, and his mannerisms lent to his success as a leader. There were some, however, who resented him and considered him arrogant and self-serving. Over the years, Hole in the Day had negotiated treaties not only on behalf of his people but also for his own gain. His plans included the betterment of his tribe, but did not neglect his own interests.
On June 28, 1868, Hole in the Day, after securing local funding for the journey, set out on his seventh trip to Washington, DC, with the pretext of working out a plan for the removal of Indians from Crow Wing. However, he was stopped by a dozen Indians and assassinated. Hole in the Day was buried two days later in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing.
In 1992, Hole in the Day's great-great-granddaughter told Anton Treuer, author of the book The Assassination of Hole in the Day (2010), that immediately after the burial, Hole in the Day's body was exhumed and removed to a secret location near the village of White Earth in Becker County, partly so that a traditional burial service could be performed and because of concerns that the grave at Crow Wing would be desecrated by the Dakota or by grave robbers for the artifacts it might contain. The original grave was eventually excavated by curiousity seekers and found to be empty.
Treuer's book shows a picture with the caption "Presumed gravesite of Bagone-giizhig the Younger in the Catholic cemetery at Crow Wing, ca. 1897."
Cemetery Records of Crow Wing County, Minnesota by Earl C. Leslie and Laura L. Leslie, which was transcribed in 1979, lists the grave of Hole in the Day in this cemetery, presumably from a marker.
In the fall of 2011, a marker could no longer be found.
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