Minnie Evans (Potawatomi leader)

Minnie Evans
Ke-waht-no-quah Wish-Ken-O
Minnie Wishkeno KaKaQue circa 1915
Potawatomi leader
In office
1933–1965
Tribal chairperson
Personal details
Born(1888-10-14)October 14, 1888
Mayetta, Kansas, US
DiedOctober 21, 1971(1971-10-21) (aged 83)
Mayetta, Kansas, US
Resting placeWishkeno Cemetery, Mayetta, Kansas
Spouses
Mother tonguePotawatomi

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.