Ong-Pa-Ton-Ga, or the Big Elk, Chief of the Omahas

by Thomas L. Mckenney, James Hall

$300 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A fine image from McKenney and Hall's 'Indian Tribes of North America': `One of the most important works ever published on the American Indians' Field ,` a landmark in American culture' Horan and an invaluable contemporary record of a vanished way of life. Ongpatonga or Big Elk c. 1765- 1846 was the chief of the Omahas from 1800 until his death in 1846. He was a celebrated orator and made two visits to Washington: 1821 and 1837. During his lifetime, his tribe was not

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