Chief Shaumonekusse (born ca. 1785) was a leader of the Otoe

Otoe tribe

The Otoe or Oto are a Native American people. The Otoe language, Chiwere, is part of the Siouan family and closely related to that of the related Iowa and Missouri tribes.-History:...

 Native American

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

 tribe in the early 19th century. It was one of the Great Plains

Great Plains

The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flat land, much of it covered in prairie, steppe and grassland, which lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. This area covers parts of the U.S...

 tribes and closely related to the Ioway and Missouria.

Shaumonekusse traveled with an Indian delegation to Washington, DC in 1822 to meet with high-ranking officials, including President James Monroe

James Monroe

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. He had five wives, and took Eagle of Delight

Eagle of Delight

Eagle of Delight, also called Hayne Hudjihini in Otoe , was one of the five wives of Chief Shaumonekusse of the Otoe tribe in the first quarter of the 19th century...

 with him to the capital. They both had their portraits painted in Washington, DC on that trip by Charles Bird King

Charles Bird King

Charles Bird King is a United States artist who is best known for his portraiture. In particular, the artist is notable for the portraits he painted of Native American delegates coming to Washington D.C., which were commissioned by government's Bureau of Indian Affairs.-Biography:Charles Bird King...

, commissioned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the administration and management of of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American...

(BIA).

External links

• "Shaumonekusse", Indian Tribes of North America, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1910