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Chiefs and leaders of the Pembina & Turtle Mountain Band

10/1/2019

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1874 Delegation to Washington DC

Hereditary Head Chiefs

​ ‘Aisance’ Little Shell I (b. ca.1756 – d. 1813)
  • Term of Leadership from about 1776 to 1813. Killed in battle at Devil’s Lake.
‘Makadeshib’ Black Duck (b. ca. 1790 – d. 1824)
  • Served as ‘regent’ from 1813 until 1815, until Weesh-e-damo (Little Shell II) came of age.
‘Weesh-e-damo’ Little Shell II (b.  ca. 1895 – d. 1872)
  • Assumed leadership of the band from 1815 until his death in 1872.
‘Ayabe-way-we-tung’ Little Shell III (b. 1830 – d. 1903)
  • Served as head chief from 1872 until his death in 1903. He had no successor.

Alternative Chiefs (appointed by the US)

‘Misko-Makwa’ Red Bear (b. 1829 – d. 1879)
  • Served as a chief of a competing group of Pembina before and during the 1863 treaty. After signing the 1864 amendment, his influence waned and his group of followers was absorbed under Little Shell’s leadership. 
‘Way-shaw-wash-ko-quen-abay’ Green Setting Feather (also called Sakikwanel)
  • Was appointed “chief” of the Indians camped at Pembina by Major Samuel Wood while Little Shell II was away in Canada.
‘Majekkwadjiwau’ End of the Current
  • Appointed as 1st chief by Maj. Wood
‘Kakakanawakkagan’ Long Legs
  • Appointed as 2nd chief by Maj. Wood

Half-Breed ‘Chiefs’ (Appointed by Maj. Wood in 1850)

J.B. Wilkie (b. 1803 – d. 1886)
J.B. Dumont (b. 1799 – d. 1884)
Baptiste Vallee (b. 1810 - d. ???)
Edward Harmon (b. ca. 1805 - d. ???)
Joseph Laverdure (b. 1814 – d. 1888)
Joseph Nolin (b. 1804 – d. 1872)
Antoine “Labelle” Azure (b. 1794 – d. ???)
Robert “Bonhomme” Montour (b. 1787 -  d. 1857)
Baptiste Lafournaise (b. 1815 – d. ???)

Sub-Chiefs & Headmen

'Mis-to-ya-be' Little Bull
  • 1st sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1876
'Kaeespa' Something Blown up by the WInd (Joseph Gourneau)
  • 2nd sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1876
'Ke-wo-sais-we-ro' The Man Who Knows How to Hunt
  • 3rd sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1876
Auguste
  • 4th sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1876 (removed to White Earth)
'Misko-biness' Red Thunder
  • 1st sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1896
'Susswain' Man Afraid of His Trails (Henri Poitra)
  • 2nd sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1896
Louis Lenoir
  • 3rd sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1896
'Oske-na-wince' Young Man
  • 4th sub-chief to Little Shell III in 1896

Modern Chiefs

'Kakenowash' Flying Eagle
  • Successor to Little Shell III
'Kanick' Walking with Thunder
  • ​Last chief and first Chairman of the Turtle Mountain Tribe
2 Comments
Neil
10/2/2019 06:13:53 am

Chief Mahkaysis...
Son of ManyEagleFeathers aka Le Sonnant aka Senna
Any information to share would be appreciated...
Meegwetch

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Diana Seavey
10/13/2022 01:51:34 pm

Have you ever heard of Chief Shunan? Spelling may be incorrect. Our family ties are to title mountain Chippewa Pebina tribe. William Richard James from Canada Red River Settlement originally

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