Wabanquot (Chippewa chief)
| Wabanquot (White Cloud) | |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Ojibwa/Chippewa chief | |
 Chief Wa-bon-o-quot, ca. 1895. | |
| Born | ca. 1830 Gull Lake (Cass County, Minnesota) |
| Died | October 7, 1898 White Earth Indian Reservation |
| Father | Waubojeeg |
Wabanquot, Wabonaquod, Wah-bon-ah-quot, Wau-bon-a-quat or Wa-bon-o-quot (ca. 1830-1898) was an
After the
Upon his supposed conversion to Christianity sometime in the 1870s, he adopted the name D.G. Wright after an Episcopalian benefactor, but he rarely used his English name; however, sometime in the 1890s before his death, he converted to Roman Catholicism.[1]
Here stands the minister of God, says he comes here to take care of the Indians. Who is his God? Is he a greenback? That is what I am led to believe in my ignorance.
— Wabanquot, 1874, in asking about a clergyman who was an Indian agent
Memorials
- Chief White Cloud State Monument (47°04′42″N 95°51′02″W / 47.07833°N 95.85056°W), in Becker County, in Calvary Catholic Cemetery of the St. Benedict's Mission, a mile south of White Earth, honoring Chippewa Chief White Cloud, was established in 1909. The monument inscription says:[2]
Erected by the State of Minnesota appreciating a helpful, kindhearted, brainy man of true worth, born 1828 died Oct. 7, 1898.
Erected June 14, 1909 under the direction of D. A. Ball, Gus H. Beaulieu.
- The USS Wabanquot, in service from 1945 to 1976, was named for him.
References
- ISBN 0-8032-8256-7
- ISBN 0-87351-456-4
- Department of the Navy Naval Historical Center Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Wabanquot (ship namesake paragraph)
- Treaty of Washington (1867) (16 Stat. 719)(digital copy at the Digital Kappler Project)
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.