Mahaska (Native American leader)
Mahaska, or "White Cloud" | |
|---|---|
| Maxúshga, Maxúhga | |
Mahaska, from Futon's Red Men of Iowa, 1882. | |
| Iowa tribe leader | |
| Succeeded by | Francis White Cloud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1784 Near present day Burlington, Iowa |
| Died | 1834 (aged 49–50) Nodaway River, Near Massena, Iowa |
| Spouse | Rantchewaime ("Female Flying Pigeon") |
| Relations | Brother, No Heart (Notchimine, Nacheninga, etc.) |
| Children | Francis White Cloud |
| Parent | Mauhawgaw ("The Wounding Arrow") |
| Nickname | Hard Heart |
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Mahaska (archaic Ioway Maxúshga pronounced [mõxuʃꜜkɐ]; contemporary Maxúhga), or White Cloud, (c. 1784–1834) was a chief of the Native American Iowa tribe. His son, also named Mahaska, was better known as Francis White Cloud.