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Jean Baptiste Wilkie

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Jean Baptiste Wilkie

Birth
North Dakota, USA
Death
5 Nov 1884 (aged 80–81)
Olga, Cavalier County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Olga, Cavalier County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Métis chief and buffalo hunt leader who negotiated peace between the Métis and Dakota peoples. Once held a meeting with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

According to church records, Jean Baptiste Wilkie is buried in the Olga cemetery, although there is no marker today.
Métis chief and buffalo hunt leader who negotiated peace between the Métis and Dakota peoples. Once held a meeting with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

According to church records, Jean Baptiste Wilkie is buried in the Olga cemetery, although there is no marker today.


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