Mąjanąka
"Manjahnuckaw"
Sits Viewing the Earth
Born about in Illinois, Indiana Territory, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jąpakaraciwįga Lightning on Her Own Lodge
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jająksíka (Mink Woman) St. Cyr and Warecáwawįga Twin Woman
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Mąjanąka was Ho-Chunk.
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Biography
Mąjanąka was born about 1805 somewhere in what is now Illinois. (1900 census) At the time it was part of Indiana Territory.
Name
The name Manjahnuckaw is a phonetic rendering of Mąjanąka, which is from mą, "earth"; ja, "to see"; -nąk, a positional suffix indicating the sitting position (or a neutral position); and -ka, a definite article suffix used in personal names.
Children
Mąjanąka was the father of Mink Woman (born abt. 1828; died Oct 7, 1905) and Twin Woman (born about 1831; died Oct 10, 1900). (Linda W.)
Sources
- Linda W[aggoner], "Little Priest’s Wives and Children," Winnebago Indian News, 46, #14 (Saturday, July 28, 2018): 6c.
- 1900 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0187; FHL microfilm: 1240941. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
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