The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-25
AGED INDIAN DIVINE
PAYS A VISIT TO
CAPITOL
Rev. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
an Old Sioux, Who Partici-
pated in Massacre of 1862,
Becomes a Presbyterian
Minister = Tells of His
Part in the Uprising.

rev. Louis Mazawakinyanna, a Sioux
Indian, who, as his title would indi-
cate, Is regularly licensed minister.
was one Of the callers at the rooms of
the historical society yesterday.
The reverend gentleman's name in
the Sioux language means Iron Light
ming, and since he gave up the scalp
Ing knife and tomahaWk for the Bible
and the hymn book, .he has been or
dafned as Presbyterian minister. Iron
lightning now resides at WiImot, S. D.,
and breaches regularly to a congrega-
ton Of his race at that point.
He was born in Minnesota and more
than half century ago belonged to the
band Of Sioux Indians under Chief
Shakopee, who had his tepee where the
town of that name now stands. The
Indian Presbyterian divine admits that
he took part in the Sioux outbreak in
Minnesota fifty years ago, but says he
was a heather then and knew no bet
ter"
He was an intimate friend of John
Other Day, noted Indian scout, who
assisted the whites during the out
break, and he left with Secretary Up
ham, of the Historical society, yester-
day number of papers presented to
Other Day by Gen. Sibley, Gov Ram
sey and Gen. Scully. He also promised
to send to the society as a relic a
double barreled shotgun formerly used
by the dead scout.
Rev. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, in explana-
ton of the part he took in the Indian
outbreak of 1862, says, 1--WE all took
part" but he claims that on the first
day of the outbreak he saved the lives
Of number of white people.
He does not write or speak English,
but his statement as to the services he
rendered in saving the lives Of several
of the whites has been written by an
other Indian minister, who has some
knowledge of the English language.
The statement Of Iron lightning, in it's
imperfect English, is as follows:
Saved Five Whites.
During the outbreak Of August 10,
1852, in Minnesota, by the Sioux In
dams, I save or rescue five lives of
white peoples, or the great fathers
people.
ut was on a place between Red
wood, Minnesota, and a lake northeast
of Redwood. On my way home from
a hunting l met in first place four per-
sons. One old man, one young man
and two boys. They wear on nothing
but undershirts to each Of them, and
ry1ng large butcher-knife with him,
and the young man double shot gun,
but probably not loaded.
"This was early in morning, so
could see their tracks very plain
through the dewed grasses. They
went into pond. l thought they
were ChippeWas and I followed their
fv,oo i
were white men. l called them to
shores and they thought when they
saw me they all going to die, but in
stead of killed them l fed them, gave
them a kettle full Of potatoes, which
they Gated and carried what they left
with them. They thanked me very
much. They would have starved to
death If l should not happen to see
them.
I'm another place the same day 1 met
another fellow by named Roche, or La
Roche, a white man, who is clerk in
Louis Roberts store. He talks Indian
and told me about the outbreak or the
massacre. He also thought 1 would
killed him, but instead of kill him I
fed him again; he was very hungry,
too, and gave him roasted shoulder of
a deer.
Il think I done q great favor to this
white peoples, or for the great father
president of the United States).
If any of these people lived yet
wish they would of remembered me
and do me some favor while living, as
/ am now getting old man and could
hardly work for my living.
"And according to my duties now L
saw I done very important things, as
was only a heather at that time and
am now a Presbyterian minister. L
done a great deal of goods for all
around and hope the great father will
do me some favor"
Joseph Coursalle, a son Of Joe Cour-
sale, one of Gen. Sibley's mixed blood
scouts, accompanied Rev. Mazawakiny-
anna yesterday and acted as interpreter
for him. The Indian divine left for his
home at Wilmot last evening.