Near Kewanna in Fulton County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Potawatomi Chief Kee-wau-nay or Kiwani
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, June 21, 2024
1. Potawatomi Chief Kee-wau-nay or Kiwani Marker
Kee-wau-nay was a war chief and took part in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. His village was at Lake Bruce, then called Lake Kee-wau-nay. The town of Kewanna, Indiana is named for him. He signed treaties in 1826, 1832, and three treaties in 1836. Kee-wane and 2 other chiefs, O-kaw-wause and Nee-bosh (Nee-boash or Twisted Head) were granted 8 sections of land in 1832, which was ceded in 1836. A treaty council was held at Lake Kee-wau-nay July 1837, attended by George Winter the artist who sketched it and painted portraits of the Indians. From August to October 1837 George Proffit conducted 47 Potawatomi, including chiefs Kee-wau-nay and Nas-wau-kay, from a camp at Logansport, Indiana to Kansas. Leaving Kansas, he became a "strolling Potawatomi." Kee-wau-nay was also known as Wgema Kiwani and is believed to have gone to Wisconsin and is buried near Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Erected 2016 by Rachel Ploss, Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana Pulaski County Troop 47609.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 41° 3.968′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Teacher (approx. 7.2 miles away); U.S. Civil War Honor Roll (approx. 7.2 miles away); Pulaski County Honor Roll Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); "Panhandle" Freight House (approx. 7.3 miles away); Indiana's Fire Towers (approx. 7½ miles away); Trooper Paul Vincent Minneman
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, June 21, 2024
2. Potawatomi Chief Kee-wau-nay or Kiwani Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Pulaski County (was approx. 7.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Second Principal Meridian (was approx. 7.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Pioneer Camp / Nas-Wau-Kee and Maxinkuckee (was approx. 11.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, June 21, 2024
3. Potawatomi Chief Kee-wau-nay or Kiwani Marker and Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
