Career
He was for many years one of the most friendly and trusted of the Wisconsin Indians. The tribe was also disturbed by the mistaken belief that two Ho-Chunk had been put to death at Fort Snelling in 1826 for a murder they did not commit. On June 30, 1827, a band of Ho-Chunk fired on the Wisconsin River keelboat "Oliver Perry" killing two of the crew and wounding several others
With an Indian war threatening, the militia was mobilized and federal troops were dispatched to Prairie du Chien from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Although the chief expected the dignity of being put to death, he was instead taken to Prairie du Chien where he died in prison, February 16, 1828. Several months later the other Indians were pardoned.
One of the most dramatic incidents in Wisconsin history, the surrender of the proud and handsome chief became the subject of stories, paintings, and plays.
