This is a photograph of Wis-Ki-Ge-Amatyuk who was a chief and holy man in the Potawatomi tribe. The photograph was taken by Jesse Nusbaum, anthropologist, who visited Wis-Ki-Ge-Amatyuk with William Hale a Potawatomi interpreter. According to the information written on the back of the photograph, Wis-Ki-Ge-Amatyuk was a prison of war for disruption towards the government. He and several other members of the tribe were arrested for refusing to attend an Indian school. Also, Geronimo who had heard rumors of Wis-Ki-Ge-Amatyuk's magic powers was intrigued and wanted to meet the chief and holy man.
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