Trembling Earth

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Chief Trembling Earth (Dakota name Monkaushka, d. 1837) was Yankton Dakota chief. He and Wanata led in many encounters with the Iowa and Ojibwa tribes.^[1] He also acted as a delegate to Washington, D.C.. On Oct 21, 1837, he and other native leaders signed a treaty selling land to government of the United States. ^[2] Trembling Earth became ill during his trip, and tried to return to his home, but died en route in Baltimore.^[3]

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↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=KYxBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA69&dq=%22Trembling+earth%22+sioux&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Yt-iT-3YAqSt6AGlmp3lCA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Trembling%20earth%22%20sioux&f=false
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↑ http://www.dlncoalition.org/dln_nation/chief_trembling_earth.htm "Chief Trembling Earth" from dnlcoaltion.org, URL accessed 05/22/06

Persondata
Name	Trembling Earth
Alternative names
Short description	Yankton Dakota chief
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1837
Place of death	Baltimore, Maryland

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