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The Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, or Black Hawk: Ne-Ka-Na-Wen

The Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, or Black Hawk
Ne-Ka-Na-Wen
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table of contents
  1. Titlepage
  2. Imprint
  3. Dedication
  4. Affidavit
  5. Ne-Ka-Na-Wen
  6. Dedication
  7. Advertisement
  8. The Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, or Black Hawk
    1. Starts for a New Home
    2. Black Hawk’s Last Visit
    3. Black Hawk’s Removal to the Des Moines River
    4. The Black Hawk Tower
  9. The Black Hawk War
    1. Preface
    2. Fox Murderers Wanted
    3. The Black Hawk War
      1. Stillman’s Defeat
      2. Kilbourn’s Narrative
        1. Battle of Pecatonica
        2. Fight at Apple River Fort
        3. Apple River Fort
        4. Kellogg’s Grove Fort
        5. Major Dement’s Battle with the Indians
        6. At Wisconsin Heights
        7. Steamboat Warrior’s Fight
        8. General Atkinson’s Report
  10. Appendix
    1. At Yellow Banks
    2. Gen. Scott Arrives at Chicago
    3. The General’s Remedy
    4. Treaty with Sacs and Foxes
    5. The City of Davenport, Iowa
    6. The City of Rock Island
    7. The City of Moline
    8. Fifty Years Ago
    9. The Triple Cities
    10. Armory and Arsenal,
    11. The City of Keokuk, Iowa
    12. The City of Muscatine, Iowa
    13. The City of Dubuque
  11. Endnotes
  12. Colophon
  13. Uncopyright

Ne-Ka-Na-Wen

Ma-ne-so-no Oke-maut Wap-pi Mak-quai.

Wa-ta-sai We-yeu,

Ai nan-ni ta co-si-ya-quai, na-katch ai she-ke she-he-nack, hai-me-ka-ti ya-quai ke-she-he-nack, ken-e-chawe-he-ke kai-pec-kien a-cob, ai-we-ne-she we-he-yen; ne-wai-ta-sa-mak ke-kosh-pe kai-a-poi qui-wat. No-ta-wach-pai pai-ke se-na-mon nan-ni-yoo, ai-ke-kai na-o-pen. Ni-me-to sai-ne-ni-wen, ne-ta-to-ta ken ai mo-he-man ta-ta-que, ne-me-to-sai-ne-ne-wen.

Nin-a-kai-ka poi-pon-ni chi-cha-yen, kai-ka-ya ha-ma-we pa-she-to-he-yen. Kai-na-ya kai-nen-ne-naip, he-nok ki-nok ke-cha-kai-ya pai-no-yen ne-ket-te-sim-mak o-ke-te-wak ke-o-che, me-ka ti-ya-quois na-kach mai-quoi, a-que-qui pa-che-qui ke-kan-ni ta-men-nin. Ke-to-ta we-yen, a-que-ka-ni-co-te she-tai-hai-hai yen, nen, chai-cha-me-co kai-ke-me-se ai we-ke ken-na-ta-mo-wat ken-ne-wa-ha-o ma-quo-qua-yeai-quoi. Ken-wen-na ak-che-man wen-ni-ta-hai ke-men-ne to-ta-we-yeu, ke-kog-hai ke-ta-shi ke-kai na-we-yen, he-na-cha wai-che-we to-mo-nan, ai pe-che-qua-chi mo-pen ma-me-co, ma-che-we-ta na-mo-nan, ne-ya-we-nan qui-a-ha-wa pe-ta-kek, a que-year tak-pa-she-qui a-to-ta-mo-wat, chi-ye-tuk he-ne cha-wai-chi he-ni-nan ke-o-chi-ta mow-ta-swee-pai che-qua-que.

He-ni-cha-hai poi-kai-nen na-no-so-si-yen, ai o-sa-ke-we-yen, ke-pe-me-kai-mi-kat hai-nen hac-yai, na-na-co-si-peu, nen-a-kai-ne co-ten ne-co-ten ne-ka chi-a-quoi ne-me-cok me-to-sai ne-ne wak-kai ne-we-yen-nen, kai-shai ma-ni-to-ke ka-to-me-nak ke-wa-sai he-co-wai mi-a-me ka-chi pai-ko-tai-hear-pe kai-cee wa-wa-kia he-pe ha-pe-nach-he-cha, na-na-ke-na-way ni-taain ai we-pa-he-wea to-to-na ca, ke-to-ta-we-yeak, he-nok, mia-ni ai she-ke-ta ma-ke-si-yen, nen-a-kai na-co-ten ne-ka-he-nen e-ta-quois, wa toi-na-ka che-ma-ke-keu na-ta-che tai-hai-ken ai mo-co-man ye-we-yeu ke-to-towe. E-nok ma-ni-hai she-ka-ta-ma ka-si-yen, wen-e-cha-hai nai-ne-mak, mai-ko-ten ke ka-cha ma-men-na-tuk we-yowe, keu-ke-nok ai she-me ma-na-ni ta-men-ke-yowe.

Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak

Ma-taus-we Ki-sis, 1833

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