Wapasha II
Mdewakanton Dakota leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wabasha II (c. 1773ā1836), also known as Wapahasha, Wapasha, or "The Leaf," succeeded his father as head chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota tribe in the early 1800s.[1][2] He led the Dakota forces fighting with the British in the War of 1812, but sided with the United States in the Black Hawk War of 1832. Chief Wabasha II signed the Treaties of Prairie du Chien in 1825 and 1830.
This article is about one of several Dakota chiefs named Wabasha (Wapasha). For the others, see Wapasha.
In 1843, the settlers of Rocque's Landing changed the name of their town to "Wabasha" in honor of the chief.[3] A statue of Wapahasha II stands next to a fountain in present-day Wabasha, Minnesota, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.[4]