Appanoose was a 19th-century
Meskwaki
The Meskwaki (sometimes spelled Mesquaki), also known by the European exonyms Fox Indians or the Fox, are a Native American people. They have been closely linked to the Sauk people of the same language family. In the Meskwaki language, th ...
chief who lived in
Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
; he was the son of
Taimah (Chief Tama) and probably a grandson of
Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose:
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Appanoose County, Iowa
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Appanoose County Courthouse
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Appanoose County Community Railroad
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Appanoose Township, Franklin County, Kansas
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Appanoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois
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USS Appanoose (AK-226),'' a
Crater class cargo shipUSS Appanoose (AK-226), U.S. Navy History Archives
References
Native American history of Iowa
19th-century Native American leaders
People from Iowa
Meskwaki people
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