Pawnee Warrior with Spencer Rifle

[Two Flints]

Hello SSS,

This may have been posted long ago, but it was sent to me by SSS member Lonesome Henry (Andreas) from Germany . . .



Two Flints

[Trailrider]

Interesting! This one shows the warrior with a Spencer rifle. There is another shown in Vol. 1 of "International Armament," which pictures a Pawnee shooting a Spencer carbine. These were members of Frank and Luther North's Pawnee Scouts.

[Fox Creek Kid]

Damn, I never knew that the Pawnees rode as far as Germany!!       

[wwwamericana]

Two Flints:

I know this is an old post but I just came across it and was wondering if you can give me any additional info on this picture. I actually have an original CDV of this Pawnee scout taken by Jackson Bros of Omaha, Nebraska.  I can't quite make out his name - looks like
Ja-Ka-Hah - but the penciling is so light that it is difficult to read.  Believe he was one of Frank North's pawnee scouts who were issued Spencer rifles.

jp

[Two Flints]

Americana,

I went through my book, "The Fighting Norths and Pawnee Scouts," but could not find any Pawnee names similar to the one you mentioned. If you would like, send me a photo of the wording that you cannot read.  My Email address is fsgrand2@fairpoint.net.

Two Flints

[wwwamericana]

Two Flints:

Thank you for the quick response.  Take a look at the following page wwwamericana.com/Pawnee-Indian-Scout.html and let me know what you think. I believe the penciled name is Ja-Ka-Wah.

jp

[Two Flints]

Best I could do.  Worked on Pawnee name with various programs I have. Really faded to begin with . . . not much printed contrast.





You might try contacting one of the Pawnee Indian Associations.  Send them a copy of your original photo and maybe they can help with the name.

Two Flints

[wwwamericana]

Thanks so much Two Flints.

jp

[Snakeeater]

Hočąk (Ho-Chunk/Winnebago)— English

gikawa'ahireže (Ki K w a Ai se de) — they arose [r-WH]

Reference: Cûkdjâkega (Wolf), in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Winnebago V, #19 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) 1-40. Syllabary without translation. The translation is based on a typewritten story with its title in Hočąk syllabary, doAo Ktt Ke K, "Wolf," in Paul Radin, Winnebago Notebooks, Winnebago IV, #8; Freeman #3861 [3891] (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Story 8f: 1-6. In this collection it is entitled, "Wolves and Humans."

http://www.hotcakencyclopedia.com/ho.HocakLexicon.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho-Chunk#Winnebago_Tribe_of_Nebraska

http://dobes.mpi.nl/projects/hocank/

[G Bulldog Grainisland III]

Nice pic and splendid information!

-Bulldog