page_title: Waukon Decorah
hierarchical_section_title: Waukon Decorah
caption_attribution_description: English: Lithograph usually identified as Winnebago orator Waukon Decorah, painted at the 1825 Prairie du Chien treaty conference by James Otto Lewis.
context_page_description: Waukon Decorah, also known as Wakąhaga or "Snake-Skin", was a prominent Ho-Chunk warrior and orator during the Winnebago War of 1827 and the Black Hawk War of 1832. Although not a hereditary chief, he emerged as a diplomatic leader in Ho-Chunk relations with the United States.
context_section_description: Waukon Decorah (c. 1780–1868), also known as Wakąhaga (Wau-kon-haw-kaw) or "Snake-Skin", was a prominent Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) warrior and orator during the Winnebago War of 1827 and the Black Hawk War of 1832. Although not a hereditary chief, he emerged as a diplomatic leader in Ho-Chunk relations with the United States.
caption: Portrait by James Otto Lewis, painted at the 1825 First Treaty of Prairie du Chien conference.
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