Spotka, also known as Hanokula[1] (c. 17??) was chief of a sojourning band of Potawatomi in Illinois during the late 18th and early 19th century.
Spotka | |
|---|---|
| Born | unknown |
| Nationality | Potawatomi |
| Occupation | Native American chief |
| Title | Chief |
Later years
editAs Chief Spotka's life was coming to an end he turned over the responsibility of chief to his son-in-law Shabbona. Upon the change of leadership, Chief Spotka had this to say about Shabbona, "I have always been a warrior and in my youth I won great honors and excelled beyond those with whom I lived and for this I was finally made a chief. At that time, I said when a warrior rose among us who was as I was then, to him I would give over my title. Shabbona is such a one ---not only as I was then, but even more. From this day forward, he is your chief."[2]
Notes
edit- ^ "A Sorrow in Our Hearts," by Eckert, Allan W., 1992 .
- ^ Stories of the Potawatomi People: From Early Days to Modern Times by Mitchell, Gary E.
References
edit- McKinney, Smokey. "Potawatomi Web".