Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Inkpaduta |
Occupation |
Leader of a group of Dakota Native Americans who resisted and attacked white settlers. |
Notes |
Inkpaduta led an attack on white settlers settling in the Spirit Lake area. He and his band killed all of the settlers despite a select few which they took prisoners. Abbie Gardner was one of these prisoners. After the Spirit Lake Massacre, Inkpaduta and his men began to head north and eventually escaped capture by the American Government. The Spirit Lake Massacre sent fear and anger into white settlers settling on the American Western Frontier. |
Born |
1797 |
Birthplace |
Dakota Territory |
Deceased |
1881 |
Deceased where |
Manitoba, Canada |
Nationality |
Wahpekute Dakota/Santee Sioux |
Places of residence |
Dakota Territory Spirit Lake, Iowa Manitoba |
Role |
Military |
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