Wahinkpe
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he name Wahinkpe means “Arrow”, he later went by the name Francis Arrow. He was born around 1826. A missionary to the Sioux tribe, John Williamson, who know both Wahinkpe and his brother described them both as very athletic, as they were very skilled champion lacrosse players. He was 36 years old during the Minnesota Massacre. His wife and he had four children together: Thomas, Hannah, Jacob, with the fourth child’s name unknown. Their children were educated at St. Paul’s Episcopal School, an Indian School. Both Francis and his son became settlers in Flandreau in 1869. They were given land by the US government, and in exchange, they gave up their tribal ties.
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