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MA-TAN-E-QUA. (Dubuque Mines, IA, 1810--Tama Reservation, IA, 1897). | MA-TAN-E-QUA. (Dubuque Mines, IA, 1810--Tama Reservation, IA, 1897). The last war-chief of the [[SAUK AND FOX]], Ma-tan-e-qua was one of five representatives sent by his tribe to find a suitable place to live in Iowa after its exile to Kansas. The chief and his associates purchased eighty acres of land from a settler in Tama County for $1000 establishing a unique Indian-owned homeland in the United States. | ||
[[Category: Native American]] | [[Category: Native American]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:01, 12 December 2024
MA-TAN-E-QUA. (Dubuque Mines, IA, 1810--Tama Reservation, IA, 1897). The last war-chief of the SAUK AND FOX, Ma-tan-e-qua was one of five representatives sent by his tribe to find a suitable place to live in Iowa after its exile to Kansas. The chief and his associates purchased eighty acres of land from a settler in Tama County for $1000 establishing a unique Indian-owned homeland in the United States.