Spotka, also known as HanokulaA Sorrow in Our Hearts " by Eckert, Allan W., 1992 . (c. 17??) was chief of a sojourning band of
Potawatomi
The Potawatomi , also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American people of the western Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi River and Great Plains. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a m ...
in Illinois during the late 18th and early 19th century.
Later Years
As Chief Spotka's life was coming to an end he turned over the responsibility of chief to his son-in-law