Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Another source for Glory of the Morning as a Chieftess

I found my copy of Indian History of Winneshiek County by Charles P. Hexom.  He used Angel DeCora,  Oliver Lamere, Little Winneshiek and Antoine Grignon as resources to learn about the Winnebagoes or Ho-Chunk people.  He wrote that "when Carver, an early traveler, first came in contact with the Winnebagoes, their chief was a woman" (Hexom, 1913).  This is an interesting account of the history of the Ho-Chunks from Wisconsin to Iowa.  I had read this account years ago, forgot about it, and found it again just the other day.  I am not sure that it would have changed my findings, however, it was important to note that there were excellent Ho-Chunk resources in Angel DeCora, Oliver Lamere, Little Winneshiek and Antoine Grignon.  There was no doubt after I conducted my studies of Glory of the Morning and our oral tradition, using the Vansina Method, that she was indeed a Chieftess, yet it was nice to see this in print from another reliable source.

Hexom, C. (1913).  Indian History of Winneshiek County.  A. K. Bailey and Son, Inc., Decorah, Iowa.

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