Ojibwe chief; he was born at Gull Lake and was the son of Wabojeeg, one of the principal chiefs for the Gull Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa. The Gull Lake Band was removed to the Leech Lake area after the Dakota War of 1862. He was considered to be the principal chief of the removed Mississippi bands of Chippewa. He signed the Treaty of Washington in 1867. The following year, he led his band to the White Earth Indian Reservation. Sometime during the 1870's, he converted to Christianity and adopted the English name D. G. Wright after an Episcopalian benefactor. He rarely used the name, however. He lived on the White Earth reservation for the rest of his life. During the 1890's, he converted to Roman Catholicism sometime before his death.
Burial notes:
Chief White Cloud was not buried here. The burial site for his remains is unknown.
Burial notes:
Chief White Cloud was not buried here. The burial site for his remains is unknown.
Ojibwe chief; he was born at Gull Lake and was the son of Wabojeeg, one of the principal chiefs for the Gull Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa. The Gull Lake Band was removed to the Leech Lake area after the Dakota War of 1862. He was considered to be the principal chief of the removed Mississippi bands of Chippewa. He signed the Treaty of Washington in 1867. The following year, he led his band to the White Earth Indian Reservation. Sometime during the 1870's, he converted to Christianity and adopted the English name D. G. Wright after an Episcopalian benefactor. He rarely used the name, however. He lived on the White Earth reservation for the rest of his life. During the 1890's, he converted to Roman Catholicism sometime before his death.
Burial notes:
Chief White Cloud was not buried here. The burial site for his remains is unknown.
Burial notes:
Chief White Cloud was not buried here. The burial site for his remains is unknown.
Inscription
Erected by the State of Minnesota appreciating a helpful, kindhearted, brainy man of true worth, born 1828 died Oct. 7, 1898.
Erected June 14, 1909 under the direction of D. A. Ball, Gus H. Beaulieu.
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