LEADER 03799oam 22005414a 450 001 9910504305003321 005 20230703175522.0 010 $a0-7006-0357-3 035 $a(CKB)5600000000014924 035 $a(OCoLC)1289916925 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_94112 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/88505 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7047007 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7047007 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000014924 100 $a19880205d1988 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aKenekuk the Kickapoo Prophet$fJoseph B. Herring 205 $a1st ed. 210 $cUniversity Press of Kansas$d1988 210 1$cUniversity Press of Kansas,$d1988.$aLawrence, Kan. : 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 176 p.) $cill. ; 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-7006-3097-X 320 $aBibliography: p. 157-167. 330 $aMost of the Native Americans whose names we remember were warriors?Tecumseh, Black Hawk, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Geronimo?men who led their people in a desperate defense of their lands and their way of life. But as Alvin Josephy has written, ?Some of the Indians? greatest patriots died unsung by white men, and because their peoples were also obliterated, or almost so, their names are forgotten.?Kenekuk was one of those unsung patriots. Leader of the Vermillion Band Kickapoos and Potawatomis from the 1820s to 1852, Kenekuk is today little known, even in the Midwest where his people settled. His achievements as the political and religious leader of a native community have been largely overlooked. Yet his leadership, which transcended one of the most difficult periods in Native American history?that of removal?was no less astute and courageous than that of the most warlike chief, and his teachings continued to guide his people long after his death. In his policies as well as his influence he was unique among Native Americans. In this sensitive and revealing biography, Joseph Herring and explores Kenekuk?s rise to power and astute leadership, as well as tracing the evolution of his policy of acculturation. This strategy proved highly effective in protecting Kenekuk?s people against the increasingly complex, intrusive, and hostile white world. In helping his people adjust to white society and retain their lands without resorting to warfare or losing their identity, the Kickapoo Prophet displayed exceptional leadership, both secular and religious. Unlike the Shawnee Prophet and his brother Tecumseh, whose warlike actions proved disastrous for their people, Kenekuk always stressed peace and outward cooperation with whites. Thus, by the time of his death in 1852, Kenekuk had prepared his people for the challenge of maintaining a separate and unique native way of life within a dominant white culture. While other bands disintegrated because they either resisted cultural innovations or assimilated under stress, the Vermillion Kickapoos and Potawatomis prospered. 606 $aKickapoo Indians$xHistory 606 $aPotawatomi Indians$xBiography 606 $aIndians of North America$zGreat Plains$xHistory 606 $aKickapoo Indians$xBiography 610 $aHistory of the Americas 615 0$aKickapoo Indians$xHistory. 615 0$aPotawatomi Indians$xBiography. 615 0$aIndians of North America$xHistory. 615 0$aKickapoo Indians$xBiography. 676 $a978/.00497 676 $aB 700 $aHerring$b Joseph B.$f1947-$01072090 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910504305003321 996 $aKenekuk the Kickapoo Prophet$92568247 997 $aUNINA