Trembling Earth

Chief Trembling Earth (Dakota name Monkaushka, died 1837) was Yankton Dakota chief. He and Wanata led in many encounters with the Iowa and Ojibwa tribes.[1] He also acted as a delegate to Washington, D.C.. On October 21, 1837, he and other native leaders signed a treaty selling land to government of the United States. [2] Trembling Earth became ill during his trip, and tried to return to his home, but died en route in Baltimore.[3]

Chief Trembling Earth, painted by Charles Bird King

Notes
  1. Sabin, Henry; Sabin, Edwin Legrand (15 July 2018). "The Making of Iowa". A. Flanagan – via Google Books.
  2. Ricky, Donald (1 January 1998). Encyclopedia of Kansas Indians. Somerset Publishers, Inc. ISBN 9780403093144 – via Google Books.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2006-05-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Chief Trembling Earth" from dnlcoaltion.org, URL accessed 05/22/06


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