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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 (also spelled Os-kosh or Oskosh) (c. 1795–August 31, 1858 [a]) was a chief of the Menominee Native Americans, recognized as the leader of the Menominee people by the United States government from August 7, 1827, until his death.
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 ...
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]
Chief Menominee Memorial Site is a historic site located in West Township, Marshall County, Indiana. 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 federal government refused Menominee's demands, and the chief and his band were forced to leave the state in 1838. [44] Indiana governor David Wallace authorized General John Tipton to forcefully remove the Potawatomi in what became known as the Potawatomi Trail of Death, the single largest Indian removal in the state. [76]
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.’