tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post872008024236272722..comments2024-03-12T07:40:43.500-05:00Comments on Lake County History: Black Hawk the Sauk LeaderDiana Dretskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-45403310404319132352012-11-19T16:02:49.530-06:002012-11-19T16:02:49.530-06:00Hello Lars,
It appears that Daniel Wright never k...Hello Lars,<br /><br />It appears that Daniel Wright never knew Chief Aptakisic "Hafda." Henry Blodgett was clearly well acquainted with Aptakisic. <br /><br />Blodgett writes in his autobiography that "old Aptakisic, otherwise known as Half Day, [was the] chief of one of the bands of Pottowotamies [sic]." <br /><br />Aptakisic (sometimes spelled Abtegizhek) signed the Treaty of Chicago in 1833, and is reported to have represented Mettawa by wearing his moccasins. So, he was in the area, but why didn't Wright know him? <br /><br />Potawatomi scholar and author, James A. Clifton, mentions Aptakisic/Half Day no less than nine times (in the period 1833-1847) in his extensive work "The Prairie People: Continuity and Change in Potawatomi Indian Culture 1665-1965." Wonderful book. I highly recommend it. <br /><br />This begs the question why Daniel Wright stated that chief Hafda is buried near Indian Creek, and seems to have died by 1833. A different chief with the same name? <br /><br />I think I need to track down James A. Clifton with this question... <br /><br />Thanks for your comments!Diana Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869264189532595690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-17903676350839250902012-11-15T17:03:52.750-06:002012-11-15T17:03:52.750-06:00Quick question that's been puzzling me. Daniel...Quick question that's been puzzling me. Daniel Wright stated that the village was named for Hafta, a chief buried near Mettawa's village. This seems like a dead ringer for chief Half Day, but Henry Blodgett clearly recalled a tearful goodbye with Half Day before he was forced with his people on the Trail of Death, and his body lies with the Potowatomi out west to this day. How then can he be the same one that Wright was talking about since he was clearly not buried near Mettawa? Could Hafta be Wrights rendering of a Potowatomi language name of a chief different from Half Day (Aptakisic)? Thanks,<br /><br />LarsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419299460844215253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-20991819865978513582010-10-08T11:05:11.276-05:002010-10-08T11:05:11.276-05:00Two terrific secondary sources: "Atlas of Gre...Two terrific secondary sources: "Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History" by Helen Hornbeck Tanner (University of Oklahoma Press, 1987); and "The Prairie People: Continuity and Change in Potawatomi Culture 1665-1965" by James A. Clifton (The Regents Press of Kansas, 1977). Primary sources would be museum collections--try the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston; and the Lake County Discovery Museum has a collection of beaded objects (some Woodland).D_Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966117843640187811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-6141941907874644002010-10-06T12:32:25.232-05:002010-10-06T12:32:25.232-05:00I'm looking for primary and secondary sources ...I'm looking for primary and secondary sources for Native American History in the area. Can you steer me in a good direction? Thanks.Inner Prophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322632457004892062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-76422137733838477832010-06-14T09:11:59.444-05:002010-06-14T09:11:59.444-05:00Half Day Road was named for the Village of Half Da...Half Day Road was named for the Village of Half Day, which in turn was named for Aptakisic (Half Day) the Native American leader. <br /><br />The misconception that Half Day was named for being a half day's journey from Chicago began in the early 1900s, as more and more travelers came out to Lake County for recreation. <br /><br />Thanks so much for reading!D_Dretskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966117843640187811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272107330251408114.post-20021216283910642222010-06-13T18:48:43.575-05:002010-06-13T18:48:43.575-05:00So was Half Day Road really named for Aptakisic (a...So was Half Day Road really named for Aptakisic (aka Half Day), rather than the story I've always heard of it being a half-day's trip from Chicago?<br /><br />Thanks - I always enjoy your interesting posts!Nickinoreply@blogger.com