Chief Waukon Decorah
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'''Waukon Decorah''' (c. [[1780]]-[[1868]]) was a Native American Chief. His name varies in different sources: his tombstone terms him "John Waukon", while the spelling "Wawkon" is also encountered; the name "Waukon" has been translated to mean "thunder"<ref name="Standard Story"/>.
According to the Wisconsin Historical Society's Dictionary of Wisconsin History, Chief Waukon Decorah was a [[Ho-Chunk]] leader and grandson of [[Glory of the Morning]], a famous Ho-Chunk.
Chief Waukon Decorah cooperated with whites during the [[Black Hawk War]], but his compliance was not rewarded: his people were forced across the [[Mississippi River]] into Northeast [[Iowa]] and eventually toward [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota]] in the newly established state of [[Minnesota]].
He is buried in Oakland Cemetery, in Waukon. A new headstone was placed at the grave in November 2007<ref name="Standard Story">Brianne Eilers, ''The Standard'' (Waukon), [[November 28]], [[2007]], p.2 ([http://www.waukonstandard.com/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=36&ArticleID=42669&TM=67836.24 online version])</ref>.
==Eponyms==
Two Northeast Iowa cities bear his name, [[Decorah, Iowa|Decorah]] and [[Waukon, Iowa|Waukon]]. The Waukon Indians, of [[Waukon, Iowa]] prefer to be named in his honor.
==Sources==
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*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wlhba/searchResults.asp?adv=yes&Ln=Decorah&fn=Waukon&q=chief Chief Waukon Decorah, Wisconsin Historical Society]
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