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Chief Washakie was a leader of the Eastern Shoshone tribe who was born in the early 1800s to a Shoshone mother and a Umatilla father.
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He left his father's tribe as a young man and joined his mother's people in Wyoming.
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He was known for his friendship with white settlers, his skill as a warrior, and his role in treaty negotiations.
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He secured the Wind River Reservation as the homeland of the Eastern Shoshones.
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He was also mentioned in 1840 in the written record of the American fur trapper, Osborne Russell.
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In 1851, at the urging of trapper Jim Bridger, Washakie led a band of Shoshones to the council meetings of the Treaty of Fort Laramie.
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He was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1979.
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He died in 1900 at Fort Washakie, which was named after him.
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Washakie was a prominent leader of the Shoshone people during the mid-19th century. He was first mentioned in 1840 in the written record of the American fur trapper, Osborne Russell. In 1851, at the urging of trapper Jim Bridger, Washakie led a band of Shoshones to the council meetings of the Treaty of Fort Laramie. Essentially from that time until his death, he was considered the head of the Eastern Shoshones by the representatives of the United States government. In 1979, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Washakie - Wikipedia
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Chief Washakie (born circa 1804-1810, died 1900) is perhaps the most famous of all Eastern Shoshone headmen and leaders. Known for his prowess as both warrior and statesperson, Washakie played a prominent role in the territorial and statehood development of Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
Chief Washakie of the Shoshone - Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum
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Washakie , (born c. 1804, Montana—died February 20, 1900, Fort Washakie, Wyoming , U.S.), Shoshone chief who performed extraordinary acts of friendship for white settlers while exhibiting tremendous prowess as a warrior against his people’s tribal enemies.
Washakie | Shoshone chief | Britannica
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On September 7, 2000, Wyoming selected Chief Washakie to represent the people of Wyoming.
Born in the early 1800s, Chief Washakie earned a reputation that lives on to this day-fierce warrior, skilled politician and diplomat, great leader of the Shoshone people, friend to white men.
Chief Washakie: Great Leader of the Shoshone people
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Chief Washakie (1804/1810-1900) was a leader among the Shoshone and other Native groups in western Wyoming and an important figure in Wyoming’s Native American history. Though records are unclear, it is generally accepted that he was born in the early 1800s to a Shoshone mother and Umatilla father.
Chief Washakie | Wyoming History Day
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