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Menominee (c. 1791 – April 15, 1841) was a Potawatomi chief and religious leader whose village on reservation lands at Twin Lakes, 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Plymouth in present-day Marshall County, Indiana, became the gathering place for the Potawatomi who refused to remove from their Indiana reservation lands in 1838.
Chief Oshkosh went to look at the proposed site on the Crow River and rejected the offered land, saying their current land was better for hunting and game. The Menominee retained lands near the Wolf River in what became their current reservation. [22] The tribe originated in the Wisconsin and are living in their traditional homelands. [5]
At Twin Lakes, the march began on September 4, 1838, from Menominee's village. [67] [68] In 1909, a statue of Chief Menominee was erected near Twin Lakes, on South Peach Road, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of US 31. It is the first statue to a Native American erected under a state or federal legislative enactment.
The Chief Oshkosh monument is seen Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at Menominee Park in Oshkosh. Plans to add plaques with more information on the chief and Menominee tribe have been in the works since ...
His family belonged to the Bear Clan, [9] and his grandfather Chawanon was head chief of the Menominee. During the War of 1812, Oshkosh fought on the British side with a band of approximately one-hundred Menominee warriors led by Tomah, [10] also known as Thomas Caron, a Menominee chief whose paternal grandfather was a French military officer. [11]
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The memorial site was dedicated in 1909, and includes a triangular park, remains of the replica chapel foundation stones, and the Chief Menominee Monument. The log replica chapel was destroyed by fire in 1920. The Chief Menominee Monument is a 17-foot tall granite monument dedicated to the memory of Chief Menominee. [2]
The Oshkosh Common Council will consider revised language Tuesday for five plaques for the Chief Oshkosh statute in Menominee Park. ‘He did way more than just lend his name.’