Jająksíka (Mink Woman) St. Cyr (abt. 1828)
Jająksíka
(Jająksigᵋwįga)
"Chaejunsickaw"
St. Cyr
formerly Mink Woman
Born about in Wisconsin, Michigan Territory, United States
Sister of
Warecáwawįga Twin Woman
Wife of
Hųgᵋxų́nųga Little Priest
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Michel St. Cyr Sr.
— married
1842 (to about 1849) in Neutral Ground, Iowa Territory, United States
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Jająksigᵋwįga (Mink Woman) St. Cyr was a Native American and member of the Ho-Chunk tribe.
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Biography
Jająksíka was born about 1828.
Name
Chaejunsickaw is for Jająksíka, which is from jająksík, "mink"; and -ka, a definite article suffix used in personal names. However, the proper form of female names includes the feminine gender infix -wį-, which gives us Jająksigᵋwįga, "Mink Woman."
Marriage
Michel St. Cyr married Mink Woman as a second co-wife to Julia Nausaresca. (Waggoner, 9) In the year 1849, or shortly thereafter, Mink Woman left Michel and eventually married the famous Little Priest, the last War Chief of the Hocąk Nation. (Waggoner, 10)
Sources
- Linda M. Waggoner, “Starring Red Wing!: The Incredible Career of Lilian M. St. Cyr, the First Native American Film Star (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2019).
- Linda W[aggoner], "Little Priest’s Wives and Children," Winnebago Indian News, 46, #14 (Saturday, July 28, 2018): 6c.
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