REDBIRD

Red Bird

Red Bird was a leader of the Winnebago Native American tribe. He was a leader in the Winnebago War against the United States. He was for many years one of the most friendly and trusted of the Wisconsin Indians. In the late 1820s Red Bird and his followers began to grow uneasy over the encroachments of lead miners on Indian land. The tribe was also disturbed by the mistaken belief that two Ho-Chunk had been put to death at Fort Snelling in 1826 for a murder they did not commit. Near Prairie du Chien on June 28, 1827, Red Bird and three companions followed the Indian code of revenge and under the influence of liquor murdered Registre Gagnier and Solomon Lipcap and ...

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redbird

Noun

  1. Any of several unrelated birds having red plumage, but especially the cardinal.
  2. Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system.
  3. A train of such cars.


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