Minnie Evans | |
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Ke-waht-no-quah Wish-Ken-O | |
Potawatomi leader | |
In office 1933–1965 | |
Tribal chairperson | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mayetta, Kansas, US | October 14, 1888
Died | October 21, 1971 Mayetta, Kansas, US | (aged 83)
Resting place | Wishkeno Cemetery, Mayetta, Kansas |
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Mother tongue | Potawatomi |
Minnie Evans (Potawatomi name: Ke-waht-no-quah Wish-Ken-O) (October 14, 1888 – October 21, 1971) was a tribal chair of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation who successfully defeated termination of her tribe and filed for reparations with the Indian Claims Commission during the Indian termination policy period from the 1940s to the 1960s.