Kee-an-ne-kuk, the Foremost Man. Original caption: Kee-an-ne-kuk, the Foremost Man, called the "prophet", chief of the tribe, in the attitude of prayer. This very shrewd fellow engraves on a maple stick, in charafcters, a prayer which was taught him by a Methodist Missionary, and by introducing it in to the hands of every one of his tribe who are enjoined to read it over every morning and evening as service, has acquired great celbrity and respect in his tribe, as well as a good share of their worldly goods as he manufactures them all, and gets well paid for them." From a descriptive catalogue

Kee-an-ne-kuk, the Foremost Man. Original caption: Kee-an-ne-kuk, the Foremost Man, called the "prophet", chief of the tribe, in the attitude of prayer. This very shrewd fellow engraves on a maple stick, in charafcters, a prayer which was taught him by a Methodist Missionary, and by introducing it in to the hands of every one of his tribe who are enjoined to read it over every morning and evening as service, has acquired great celbrity and respect in his tribe, as well as a good share of their worldly goods as he manufactures them all, and gets well paid for them." From a descriptive catalogue of catlin's Indian collection, containing portraits, landscapes, costumes, etc., of the North American Indians. London 1848.

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