Keokuk (circa 1780–June 1848) was a leader of the Sauk tribe in central North America, and for decades was one of the most recognized Native American leaders and noted for his accommodation with the government. Keokuk moved his tribe several times and always acted as an ardent friend of the Americans from the book ' History of the Indian Tribes of North America with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs. ' Volume 2 of 3 by Thomas Loraine, McKenney, and James Hall Esq. Published in 1842 Painted by Charles Bird King

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