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	Chief Menominee Statue Name Chief Menominee Statue Birth/Death Dates ? -1838 Where in Indiana Marshall County--Twin Lakes area When in Indiana early 1800s Notable For Chief Menominee was a leader among the Potawatomi Indians. In 1838 some of the Indians in the state had agreed to leave their land by August, but white settlers began moving in early. Governor David Wallace ordered the Indians removed by force. Menominee had not agreed to giving land away or to removal and fought against the governor. Senator John Tipton recruited an armed militia and forcibly rounded up the Potawatomi. On September 4, 1838 the Chief and approximately 800 other Indians were forced to begin the trip to Kansas. They were ill-prepared and suffered sickness and hardship along the way. They arrived in Kansas on November 4th. Many Indians died along the way, Menominee among them. The removal became known as the Trail of Death. Their former land was opened for white settlement. Description The statue of Chief Menominee is located at Twin Lakes, in Marshall County, Indiana. The chief is shown wearing a headdress and a blanket over his clothing. Information about him is written on the base of the statue. Subject Chief Menominee, d. 1838 Indians of North America Potawatomi Indians--Middle West Potawatomi Indians--Relocation Indians of North America--Relocation Trail of Death, 1838 Item ID P0411_BOX7_FOLDER1_UNNUMBERED_001 Source of Image General Picture Collection (P 0411) Digital Collection Notable Hoosiers (DC 010) Bibliography/Notes Information taken from The Indiana Way: A State History by James H. Madison; and The History of Indiana, volume II: by Donald Carmony. Copyright Notice Digital image © 2005 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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