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Washakie holding a pipe. Washakie (c.1804 /1810 – February 20, 1900) 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.
Washakie (born c. 1804, Montana—died February 20, 1900, Fort Washakie, Wyoming, U.S.) was a Shoshone chief who performed extraordinary acts of friendship for white settlers while exhibiting tremendous prowess as a warrior against his people’s tribal enemies.
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The earliest photos of Washakie are probably those taken by Savage, who operated a studio in Salt Lake City in the 1860s. Jackson first encountered Washakie and the Eastern Shoshones when he joined the Hayden Geological Survey in 1870 and photographed a large Shoshone encampment at South Pass.
Apr 12, 2023 · Learn about Chief Washakie, a fierce warrior and diplomat who fought for his people's rights and land in the West. Find out how he earned his name, why he chose his burial place and why he is honored in Washington, D.C.
From his birth in the Bitterroot Mountains among the Salish Tribe, to his exploits as a warrior with the Lemhi Shoshone and Bannocks, Washakie was recognized early as an extraordinary person. But...
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Washakie (1804-1900) was a chief of the Eastern Shoshonis who helped white settlers and soldiers in the American West. He forbade his people from fighting the whites, signed treaties, and fought against the Sioux and other enemies.
The founding and eventual demise of the Shoshoni settlement known as Washakie. In 1880, a handful of Shoshoni families and a few Mormon missionaries settled on a plot of land near the Utah-Idaho border and called the settlement Washakie in honor of an esteemed Shoshoni leader.
