Spoon Cugiga (Dekaury) Decora (abt. 1729 - 1816)

Born about 1729 in Doty Island, Green, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died 1816 at about age 87 in Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA

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Biography

Spoon was Ho-Chunk.

"You ask me to tell you of the traditions of my tribe, and some of the old chiefs I have known. My memory is getting very poor; but I will do the best I can. It has been told me, by my father and my uncles, that the Winnebagoes first lived below the Red Banks, on the east shore of Green Bay. There was a high bluff there, which enclosed a lake. They lived there a very long time. From there they moved to Red Banks, and met at that place the first Frenchmen whom they ever saw... Our people were always friendly with the French. They assisted them at the Fox River rapids, in getting their canoes over. I never heard that there was any trouble between the French and the Winnebagoes. My father told me the two nations were always at peace. When my tribe was at Lake Winnebago, in early days, they fought a good deal with other nations of Indians, — with the Sioux, the Pawnees, and the Osages; but they were always friendly with the Chippewas, Menomonees, and Pottawattomies." ^[1]

GENEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE DECORAH FAMILY "Choukeka Dekaury, or Spoon Decorah, sometimes called the Ladle, was the eldest son of Sabrevoir De Carrie and Hopokoekau. The name is also rendered Chau-ka-ka and Chou-ga-rah. After having been made chief he became the leader of attacks on the Chippewas during a war between them and the Winnebagoes, but he maintained friendly relations with the whites. He was the ancestor of the Portage branch of the family. It was principally through his influence that the treaty of June 3, 1816, at St. Louis, Mo., was brought about.

"His wife, Flight of Geese, was a daughter of Nawkaw (known also as Carrymaunee and Walking Turtle), whose management of tribal affairs was decidedly peaceful. According to La Ronde, Choukeka's death occurred in 1816, when he was "quite aged." He left six sons and five daughters. The sons were: (1) Konokah, or Old Gray-headed Decorah; (2) Augah, or the Black Decorah, named by La Ronde, Ruch-ka-scha-ka, or White Pigeon ; (3) Anaugah, or the Raisin Decorah, named by La Ronde, Chou-me-ne-ka-ka ; (4) Nah-ha-sauch-e-ka, or Rascal Decorah ; (5) Wau-kon-ga-ka, or the Thunder Hearer ; (6) Ong-skaka, or White Wolf, who died young. Three of the daughters married Indians. One married a trapper named Dennis De Riviere and later married Perische Grignon. The other married Jean Lecuyer."

Name

Name: Choukeka "Spoon" /Dekaury/^[2][3]

Birth

Date: 1729

Place: Doty Island, Green, Wisconsin, USA^[4]

Death

Date: 1816

Place: Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA^[5]

Residence

Place: Canada^[6]

WikiTree profile Dekaury-3 created through the import of The Sammons Family Tree.ged on Jun 9, 2011 by Steve Sammons.

Sources

1. ↑ "'Origin of the Decorah Family', by Spoon Decorah in 'First Contact', translated by Richard L. Dieterle." (Hočąk-English Interlinear Text available.)
2. ↑ Source: #S2870172584 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=canadagenindex_ga&h=2119969&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: Canada
3. ↑ Source: #S2864432623 Page: Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Doty Island; Birth state: WI. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=5022869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1725Birth place: Doty Island, Green Bay, WIDeath date: 1816Death place:
4. ↑ Source: #S2864432623 Page: Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Doty Island; Birth state: WI. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=5022869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1725Birth place: Doty Island, Green Bay, WIDeath date: 1816Death place:
5. ↑ Source: #S2864432623 Page: Birth year: 1725; Birth city: Doty Island; Birth state: WI. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=5022869&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1725Birth place: Doty Island, Green Bay, WIDeath date: 1816Death place:
6. ↑ Source: #S2870172584 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=canadagenindex_ga&h=2119969&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: Canada

• "Indian History of Winneshiek County: 'Decorah Family - GENEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE DECORAH FAMILY', compiled by Charles Philip Hexom (biographies by Dick Barton); A. K. Bailey & Son, Inc.; Decorah, USA; 1913, p. 29-31."

• Source: S2852711167 Repository: #R2852704208 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. [1]

• Repository: R2852704208 Name: Ancestry.com Address: [2]

• Source: S2864432623 Repository: #R2852704208 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

• Source: S2870172584 Repository: #R2852704208 Title: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s Author: Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Compiled from various family history sources. See source information provided with each entry.Original data: Compiled from various family history sources. See source i