Aysh-ke-bah-ke-ko-zhay
Aysh-ke-bah-ke-ko-zhay | |
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Marble bust of Aysh-ke-bah-ke-ko-zhay in the US Senate by Francis Vincenti, 1855 | |
| Ojibwe leader | |
| Preceded by | Wasonaunequa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1774 |
| Died | after 1862 |
| Children | Niganibines |
| Parent | Wasonaunequa (father) |
| Known for | Negotiated cession of ten million acres, including the headwaters of the Mississippi |
| Nickname | "Flat Mouth" (Gueule Platte) |
Aysh-ke-bah-ke-ko-zhay (or Aish-Ke-Vo-Go-Zhe, from Eshkibagikoonzhe, "[bird] having a leaf-green bill" in Anishinaabe language; also known as "Flat Mouth" (Gueule Platte), a nickname given by French fur traders, was a powerful Ojibwe chief and diplomat during the 19th century. He was a lifelong advocate for continued Ojibwe aggression in the Dakota-Ojibwe War.
On May 28, 1827, he was visiting neutral Fort Snelling when he and his company were fired upon. He was unharmed. In 1830, he encouraged the Ojibwe to continue their attacks on the Dakota.
In 1855, he traveled to Washington, D.C. along with Beshekee and other Ojibwe leaders, to negotiate the cession of ten million acres (40,000 km2) including the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota.
On 15 September 1862 the Chief met Governor Ramsey at the Crow Wing Agency and offered to fight the Sioux along with a number of other Chiefs during the Santee Sioux Uprising.