Ida
Winneshiek
formerly Jįskawįga
Born in Wisconsin, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Wakąjaxųnųga Winneshiek
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Sadie Pajᵋkarawįka (Winneshiek) Leach
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2019
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Ida was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Birth
She was born in 1890 almost certainly in Wisconsin.
Name
The 1910 census gives her "Indian name" as GeSkaWinKah, which is for jįskawįga, "Striking White," a Thunderbird name referencing lightning. It is from, jį "to strike"; ska, "white"; -wį-, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in personal names.
The Wisconsin Historical Society records another of her names as being "Clear Sky" (Kéračóga ?).
Sources
- 1910 census; Roll: M595_671; Line: 1226; Agency: Wittenberg. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Wisconsin Historical Society, Charles van Schaick, "Copy Photograph of Clear Sky Winneshiek", Image ID: 61110. Viewed online at (copy and paste image page link).
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