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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 U.S. government. Keokuk moved his tribe several times and always acted as an ardent friend of the Americans. [1]
The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis (Fox), and Kickapoos, known as the "British Band", crossed the Mississippi River, to the U.S. state of Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832.
Keokuk and Black Hawk were two important leaders who arose among the Sauk. At first, Keokuk accepted the loss of land as inevitable in the face of the vast numbers of white soldiers and settlers coming west. He tried to preserve tribal land and his people, and to keep the peace.
Keokuk's Reserve was a parcel of land in the present-day U.S. state of Iowa that was retained by the Sauk and Fox tribes in 1832 in the aftermath of the Black Hawk War. The tribes stayed on the reservation only until 1836 when the land was ceded to the United States, and the Native Americans were moved to a new reservation.
Black Hawk's frequent rival was Keokuk, a Sauk war chief held in high esteem by the U.S. government. Officials believed that he was calm and reasonable, willing to negotiate, unlike Black Hawk. Black Hawk despised Keokuk, and viewed him as cowardly and self-serving, at one point threatening to kill him for not defending Saukenuk. [41]
Vandenberg led Keokuk to the Class 3A state championship in 2007, went on to play quarterback at Iowa
After the Indians (1904–1915, 1929–1933, 1935), Keokuk was home to the Keokuk Pirates (1947–1949), Keokuk Kernels (1952-1957), Keokuk Cardinals (1958–1961) and the Keokuk Dodgers (1962). [28] The team was an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers. [28]
Keokuk may refer to: Keokuk (Sauk chief) Entities named after Chief Keokuk: Places: Keokuk, Iowa, USA; Keokuk County, Iowa, USA; Keokuk Airport, USA; Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge, USA; Keokuk Rail Bridge, USA; Keokuk Avenue, a street in Chatsworth, California, USA; Things: Keokuk Westerns, a professional baseball team in the National Association in 1875