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i88 Wisconsin Historical Collections [voi.ii I have seen generous ladies residing in the neighborhood of the Indian country, when visited by Indians, set food before themi and keep renewing the supply, and w^ondering at the Indians eating so much, whereas they considered theimselve© bound in politeness to eat all that wasi set before them,. When Indians become too' old and infirm tO' travel, they build a fire near water, and giving them some provisions and generally a small kettlei, leave them to take care of themselves. Many cliildren from exposure and learning them to* be great eaters, die in infancy. The practice of leaving the aged to die, applies more particularly to migratory bands on the plains. Indians living about lakes and rivers, where they have canoes, I do not think ever ex|X)se them thus, at least I never heard of an instance. You never see a Sioux Indian, if he is in. company, smoke alone. The pipe is lighted and he takes a whiff or two himseK, and passes it to his neighbor, always passing it around with the sun. When several are assembled together, you will see a num- ^ lier of pipes going the rounds^ in the same manner. Their princi¬ pal subjeets of eonversation at these times, are their wars, feasts, hunting and their women. A man may have as many wives, as he can maintain among the Yanktons; the more he has, the bet¬ ter Ik* is off, as they can dress and prepare the more buffalo robes for market. If an Indian marries the eldest daughter, he is enti- tk^l to take the others, as they come tO' maturity, for wives. But tliosci wdio do not live in the buffalo range, content themselves genc^rally with two, and many of them with one. I knew one li'ankton chief who had six. When the Sioux women have their menses, they are lookc'd upon m unholy and xmclean, and are not allowed to rem-ain in the lodge w^ith the family, but are obliged to build a small lodge out¬ side of tiie other, and remain alone during the time of its con¬ tinuance, fed in. a dish by one of the family, and not allowed, during the time, to enter the family lodge, or touch anything, ex¬ cept the dish in which their food is handed to them, until the
Object Description
Page Title | Early times and events in Wisconsin |
Author | Lockwood, James H., 1793-1857 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1856 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP030000 |
Description | James Lockwood arrived at Prairie du Chien in 1816. Working for Jacob Franks and the American Fur Company, he would later become a banker, merchant, and judge. He recollects here the early years of settlement in Prairie du Chien and his work as a fur trader. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Lockwood, James H. "Early Times and Events in Wisconsin." Second Annual Report and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, for the Year 1855 (Madison: Calkins & Proudfit, 1856): 98-196; online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=30 |
Document Number | TP030 |
Size | p. 98-196 ; 21 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=30 |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.2 |
Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v.2 |
Genre | memoir |
County | Brown County; Buffalo County; Columbia County; Crawford County; Sawyer County; Door County; Dunn County; Grant County; Green Lake County; Iowa County; Marquette County; Outagamie County; Pepin County; Richland County; Sauk County; Vernon County; Winnebago County |
City | Green Bay; Milwaukee; Prairie du Chien |
State/Province | Wisconsin; Iowa; Michigan; Minnesota; New York |
Gender | female; male |
Race and Ethnicity | Native Americans |
Sub-Topic | Early U.S. Settlement; The Founding of Major Cities |
Event Date | 1793-1856 |
Event Years | 1793-1856 |
Agriculture | Vegetables |
Animals | Birds; Mammals |
Art | Indian dance; Interior architecture |
Buildings | Dwellings |
Domestic Life | Cookery; Family; Food; Implements, utensils, etc. |
Economics | Business |
Food Industry and Trade | Flour mills |
Land Use | Cities and towns; Farms |
Life Stages | Aging; Childhood; Marriage |
Occupations | Farmers; Judges; Lawyers; Nursing; Pioneers |
Politics | Elections |
Recreation | Lacrosse; Leisure activities |
Religion | Clergy; Missionaries; Religion; Religious education; Rites and ceremonies |
Social Relations | Crime |
Topography | Islands; Landscape; Lakes; Rivers |
Transportation | Boats and boating; Canoes and canoeing; Steamboats |
Manufacturing and Industry | Forest products industry; Fur trade; Sawmills |
War | Fortification; War |
Indian Tribe | Fox; Ho-Chunk; Iowa; Kickapoo; Menominee; Ojibwe; Potawatomi; Sauk |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | 188 |
Author | Lockwood, James H., 1793-1857 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
Source Creation Date | 1856 |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2004 |
Digital Identifier | TP030095 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 21 cm. |
Owner Collection | Stacks |
Owner Object ID | F576 .W81 vol.2 |
Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, v.2 |
Full Text | i88 Wisconsin Historical Collections [voi.ii I have seen generous ladies residing in the neighborhood of the Indian country, when visited by Indians, set food before themi and keep renewing the supply, and w^ondering at the Indians eating so much, whereas they considered theimselve© bound in politeness to eat all that wasi set before them,. When Indians become too' old and infirm tO' travel, they build a fire near water, and giving them some provisions and generally a small kettlei, leave them to take care of themselves. Many cliildren from exposure and learning them to* be great eaters, die in infancy. The practice of leaving the aged to die, applies more particularly to migratory bands on the plains. Indians living about lakes and rivers, where they have canoes, I do not think ever ex|X)se them thus, at least I never heard of an instance. You never see a Sioux Indian, if he is in. company, smoke alone. The pipe is lighted and he takes a whiff or two himseK, and passes it to his neighbor, always passing it around with the sun. When several are assembled together, you will see a num- ^ lier of pipes going the rounds^ in the same manner. Their princi¬ pal subjeets of eonversation at these times, are their wars, feasts, hunting and their women. A man may have as many wives, as he can maintain among the Yanktons; the more he has, the bet¬ ter Ik* is off, as they can dress and prepare the more buffalo robes for market. If an Indian marries the eldest daughter, he is enti- tk^l to take the others, as they come tO' maturity, for wives. But tliosci wdio do not live in the buffalo range, content themselves genc^rally with two, and many of them with one. I knew one li'ankton chief who had six. When the Sioux women have their menses, they are lookc'd upon m unholy and xmclean, and are not allowed to rem-ain in the lodge w^ith the family, but are obliged to build a small lodge out¬ side of tiie other, and remain alone during the time of its con¬ tinuance, fed in. a dish by one of the family, and not allowed, during the time, to enter the family lodge, or touch anything, ex¬ cept the dish in which their food is handed to them, until the |
Event Date | 1793-1856 |
Event Years | 1793-1856 |
Type | Text |