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Chief Little Crow
Chief Little Crow
Chetaii wakan manii
The Sacred Pigeon-hawk Which Comes Walking
Hereditary chief of Kaposia band
Painter: Charles Bird King
1824
Upon being offered trinkets and clothes by the British, in return for having fought as an ally against the United States in the War of 1812, Little Crow is reported to have kicked the offerings and said:
Now after we have fought for you, endured many hardships, lost some of our people, and awakened the vengeance of a powerful nation, our neighbours, you make a peace for yourselves, and leave us to get such terms as we can. You no longer need our services, and offer us these goods as a compensation for having deserted us. But, no-we will not take them; we hold them and yourselves in equal contempt.
His grandson was Little Crow who led the Minnesota oubreak of 1862.
The image was painted during Little Crow's trip to Washington in 1824 as the head of a Sioux delegation.
His signature appears on the Prairie du Chien Treaty of 1825.
For more information see the http://space.tin.it/io/vminerva/lcrow.htm.
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