Recto:

l.l. in image: Yankton.1.

Mount Recto:

l.l. to l.r. in ink: Pa-da-ni A-pa-pi Struck by the Ree \ Head chief of the Yankton's- 1862. (deceased)

Mount Verso:

u.c. to u.r. printed on paper label: 217. PA-DA-NI-A-PA-A-PA. Struck by the Ree. YANKTON.

u.l. to u.r. printed on paper label: Pa-da-ni A-pa-pi (Struck by the Ree) \ Pawnee, or Arikara \ (Ree) \ They struck him, or He was struck \ This name is the reverse of its popular \ translation, meaning really He struck a Ree, \ or counted "coup" on him. It is considered \ an appellation of bravery. \ Pa-da-ni A-pa-pi was head Chief of the \ Yankton (one of the largest divisions of the \ Dakota). At the time of the Sioux outbreak in \ Minnesota, (1862) the Yankton numbered about \ 3000 souls, and had they joined the Minnesota \ Indians, all the White Settlements in Dakota, \ must have been wiped out, but Pa-da-ni A-pa-pi \ warned the White settlers to take refuge in the \ forts, promising to keep his people from the \ war-path if possible. He kept his word.

c. in graphite: Neg. No. 3545

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

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