Tag Archives: Poweshiek

Chief Poweshiek on a Freedom Rock

Posted on November 11, 2016 by the roused bear

Over the years I have posted stories around a butterfly, Oarisma poweshiek, or the Poweshiek skipper.  This butterfly was discovered in Grinnell, Iowa and named after the county of its discovery and also the Meskwaki chief that the county was … Continue reading →

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An Update

Posted on November 7, 2013 by the roused bear

If you are familiar with this blog, you might know about the Poweshiek skipper.  You see it mentioned above the upper photo.  History of the butterfly entries are sort of about the people associated with discovering this butterfly, or people … Continue reading →

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Clean Beans and the Poweshiek Skipper

Posted on December 11, 2012 by the roused bear

The Poweshiek skipper disappeared from Iowa sometime around 2000-2005.  Coincidental with that disappearance were two unusual events.  One was massive outbreaks of soybean aphids, and the other was an irruption of massive quantities of a non-native lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis. … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 141: Happy Alaska Day

Posted on October 18, 2012 by the roused bear

Today is “Alaska Day”, a legal holiday in the State of Alaska.  By a coincidence, some of the people involved in Alaska Day can be linked easily to the characters I have talked about in this blog. You may remember … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 140: New Image of an Old Painting

Posted on May 11, 2012 by the roused bear

I ran across this painting the other day and it almost took my breath away.  It may look a little familiar.  I use a black and white reproduction of this painting taken from The Sac and Fox Indians by William … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 139: The Death of General Street

Posted on February 3, 2012 by the roused bear

In May of 1840 General Joseph Montfort Street died. General Street had been Indian Agent to the Sacs and Foxes, and by all accounts had looked out for the interests of the Indians. He had a close friendship with Wapello … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 138: Poweshiek was a Money Chief

Posted on February 1, 2012 by the roused bear

The Sauk and Meskwaki, prior to the years of Indian Removal, had a fairly structured society. Political events were handled in a council, and a small number of individuals held significant positions within the council. A number of these people … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 134: The Founding of Agency City

Posted on January 7, 2012 by the roused bear

The treaty signed by Poweshiek, Keokuk, and a number of the other chiefs of the Sacs and Foxes required the groups of Meskwaki living near what became Iowa City to relocate within a year.  It gave Keokuk’s group of Sac … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 132: “Ross Can Come Back Now.”

Posted on January 3, 2012 by the roused bear

The early settlers in the Iowa City area had frequent interactions with the Indians.  Sometimes those interactions were positive—shared meals, care for women in childbirth.  Sometimes the interactions took on a darker character. Asa Gregg was an early settler who … Continue reading →

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The History of the Butterfly, Part 130: A New Treaty

Posted on December 28, 2011 by the roused bear

The visit that the Sauk and Fox Indians made to Washington resulted in a new land cessation treaty. The tan double triangle area was what was ceded.  Poweshiek’s village was near Iowa City at the time–Poweshiek lived in that area for … Continue reading →

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