Kaposia

Kaposia (Kapozha)
Watercolor of Kaposia village by Seth Eastman c.1846
LocationPresent-day Saint Paul, Minnesota

Kaposia or Kapozha was a seasonal and migratory Dakota settlement, also known as "Little Crow's village," once located on the east side of the Mississippi River in present-day Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Kaposia band of Mdewakanton Dakota was established in the late 18th century and led by a succession of chiefs known as Little Crow or "Petit Corbeau."[1] After a flood in 1826, the band moved to the west side of the river, about nine miles below Fort Snelling.[2]

  1. ^ "Kaposia: Dakota Village on the Mississippi River". HMdb.org, The Historical Marker Database. June 10, 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  2. ^ Diedrich, Mark (1995). Old Betsey: The Life and Times of a Famous Dakota Woman and Her Family. Rochester, Minnesota: Coyote Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-9616901-9-4.