Appanoose

Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was son of Taimah (Chief Tama)[1] and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.

Appanoose
Appanoose, from A.R. Fulton's Red Men of Iowa, 1882
Meskwaki leader
Personal details
ParentChief Taimah

Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose:

References

  1. Annals of Iowa (1903) Vol. 6, p. 203
  2. USS Appanoose (AK-226), U.S. Navy History Archives Archived April 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine


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