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Black Hawk, born Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, (1767 - October 3, 1838) was a band leader and warrior of the Sauk American Indian tribe in what is now the Midwest of the United States. Although he had inherited an important historic medicine bundle from his father, he was not a... Read Full Overview

A classic of Native American literature and US history, the autobiography of the Sauk warrior Black Hawk (Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak in the Sauk language) offers an eyewitness account of the conflict between Indigenous peoples and white colonists on the Illinois frontier. But... Read Full Overview

A rediscovered, defiant work of Native American literature, presented here on the 175th anniversary of its first publication Upon its publication in 1833, this unflinching narrative by the vanquished Sauk leader Black Hawk was the first thoroughly adversarial account of frontier... Read Full Overview

I was born at the Sac village, on Rock river, in the year 1767, and am now in my 67th year. My great grandfather, Nanamakee, or Thunder, according to the tradition given me by my father, Pyesa, was born in the vicinity of Montreal, Canada, where the Great Spirit first placed... Read Full Overview

"While in captivity, Black Hawk told his life story to an interpreter. And the result was a bestseller. 'Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk, Embracing the Traditions of his Nation, Various Wars in Which he has Been Engaged-And His Account of the Cause And... Read Full Overview

Black Hawk

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Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak,

By Black Hawk

Embracing the Traditions of his Nation, Various Wars in which he has been engaged, And His Account of the Cause and General History of the

Black Hawk War of 1832

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Of all the Native American leaders who attempted to resist the westward expansion of the United States and further white settlement during the 19th century, few fought as long or as hard as Black Hawk, a leader of the Sauk in the present-day Midwest. Though he is no longer as... Read Full Overview

Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak (1833) is the autobiography of Sauk chief Black Hawk. Dictated to government interpreter Antoine LeClair following nearly a year in captivity, Black Hawk's Autobiography captures his youth among the Sauk in the American... Read Full Overview

The Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak or Black Hawk is a memoir written by Black Hawk, a Native American leader of the Sauk tribe. The book is a first-hand account of Black Hawk's life, from his childhood to his experiences as a warrior and leader of his people. The... Read Full Overview