Kee waw nay village potawatomi

Potawatomi Trail of Death Project

  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    General Tipton, along with 100 soldiers, arrived at the village and started the preparations(really just started pushing people out and burning homes) for the hike.
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    Potawatomi Trail of Death

  • The Trail of Death Begins

    The Trail of Death Begins
    Five days later, on September 4th, the march began with more than 850 Indians and a caravan of 26 wagons to help transport their goods.
  • The First Death on the Trail

    The First Death on the Trail
    A baby died making it the first death. It died due to heat and lack of food and water.
  • The Rivers

    The Rivers
    The Potawatomi crossed the Mississippi and entered Missouri.
  • Father Petit

    Father Petit
    Father Petit(he was a young priest that assisted the tribe in helping them spiritually, by baptizing the sick and dieing) wrote a letter to a Baptist(that was not traveling the trail) about how awful the trave was.
  • Reaching new Places

    Reaching new Places
    The Indians reached Kansas
  • Reaching Goals

    Reaching Goals
    They made it to there destination
  • Father Petit's Death

    Father Petit's Death
    Father Petit died due to sickness. He was a young priest that assisted the tribe in helping them spiritually.