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Appanoose, from A.R. Fulton's Red Men of Iowa, 1882
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Meskwaki leader | |
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Parents | Chief Taimah |
Appanoose was a 19th-century Meskwaki chief who lived in Iowa; he was son of Taimah (Chief Tama) and probably a grandson of Quashquame. Prior to European-American settlement in the 19th century, the tribe occupied territory in what became Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
Several place names and a US Navy ship honored Appanoose: