Simon
Pokagon
Born:
1830
Indian village on St. Joseph River
Died: 01/28/1899
Parents: Leopold Pokagon, famous Potawatomi chief; Elizabeth Pokagon
Spouse: Angeline (Lodinaw) Pokagon
Children: four children
Contact Information:
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Died: 01/28/1899
Parents: Leopold Pokagon, famous Potawatomi chief; Elizabeth Pokagon
Spouse: Angeline (Lodinaw) Pokagon
Children: four children
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14687929
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Legends of South Haven | Non Fiction | Adult | C. H. Engle of Harford, MI | 1900 | |
| The Massacre of Fort Dearborn at Chicago Gathered from the traditions of the Indian tribes engaged in the massacre, and from the published accounts | Non Fiction | Adult | Harper's Magazine | 1899 | |
| O-Gi-Maw-Kwe Mit-I-Gwa-Ki (Queen of the Woods ); Also Brief Sketch of the Algaic Language | Biography , Michigan | Adult | C. H. Engle of Hartford, MI | 1899 -1901 | |
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The chi-kog-ong of the red man - Copy at the Smithsonian Institute |
Poetry | Adult | New York Sunday Press | 1897 | |
| Birch Bark Booklets | Poetry | C.M. Engle of Hartford, Michigan | 1893 -1901 | ||
| The Red Man's greeting, 1492-1892 | Non Fiction | Adult | Hartford, MI: C.H. Engle of Hartford, Michigan | 1893 | |
| The red man's rebuke | Non Fiction | Adult | hartford, MI: C. H. Engle | 1893 | |
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"The Red Man's Greeting" - Poem, circulated at the 1893 Columbian Exposition |
Poetry | 1893 | |||
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Other writings: - Articles in magazines such as Chicago Inter-Ocean, Harper's, The Arena, Review of Reviews, The Chautauquan, others. |
Adult |
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan Authors, 3rd. ed. | 1993 |
| Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
| Dictionary of Indians of North America | |
| Indiana Authors and Their Books |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - studied 2 years | Twinsburg Institute | Twinsburg , OH | |
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Attended
- entered at age 14, studied 3 years |
Notre Dame Indian School | Indiana | |
| - studied 1 year | Oberlin College | Oberlin , OH |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | |||
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Translator
- Several hundred sermons into Indian language |
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| Tribal chief of eastern Potawatomi Indians | |||
| Tried many years to obtain payment for sale of Indian land to the government | |||
| Representative of his people as owners of Chicago area | Columbian Exposition | Chicago |
Other Resources:
Other Comments:
Birth Location - near or on IN border, Berrien County
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