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1. FIRST NATIONS

Chaski, Charlie
Biography:  Born 1867
Claims:   Claimed to have watched the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) as a child.
Probable Significance: Modest
Source: Trails Along the Pipestone   335   
Images: N/A
Content: Some additional information

Wakpa, John
Biography: Born   ;  Died 1887
Claims:  Leader of a Sioux band that settled in the Pipestone Valley after the Battle of Little Bighorn. Good friend to “the white man”, especially the earliest settlers
Probable Significance: Modest
Source: Pioneers of the Pipestone  7
Images:  N/A
Content: No additional information