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Keokuk was born around 1780 on the Rock River in what soon became Illinois Territory to a Sauk warrior of the Fox clan and his wife of mixed lineage. [4] [5] He lived in a village near what became Peoria, Illinois on the Illinois River, and although not of the traditional ruling elite, was elected to the tribal council as a young man.
Keokuk / ˈ k iː ə k ʌ k / is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States. [5] It is Iowa's southernmost city. The population was 9,900 at the time of the 2020 census. [6] The city is named after the Sauk chief Keokuk, who is recognized with a statue in Rand Park.
Keokuk and Black Hawk were two important leaders who arose among the Sauk. At first, Keokuk accepted the loss of land as inevitable in the face of the vast numbers of white soldiers and settlers coming west. He tried to preserve tribal land and his people, and to keep the peace.
Race relations were never a strong point for Burlington’s “founding fathers.” Given half a chance, they would blithely cheat the neighboring Indians and think little of the matter.
Keokuk's Reserve was a parcel of land in the present-day U.S. state of Iowa that was retained by the Sauk and Fox tribes in 1832 in the aftermath of the Black Hawk War. The tribes stayed on the reservation only until 1836 when the land was ceded to the United States, and the Native Americans were moved to a new reservation.
Keokuk (Sauk chief) by George Catlin Keokuk County was formed in 1837. It was named for Keokuk, the leader of the Sauk tribe, who advocated peace with the white settlers. In May 1843, the county opened for public settlement, with its judicial and regulatory duties assigned to the existing Washington County.
Keokuk may refer to: Keokuk (Sauk chief) Entities named after Chief Keokuk: Places: Keokuk, Iowa, USA; Keokuk County, Iowa, USA; Keokuk Airport, USA; Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge, USA; Keokuk Rail Bridge, USA; Keokuk Avenue, a street in Chatsworth, California, USA; Things: Keokuk Westerns, a professional baseball team in the National Association in 1875
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