Red Bird

Red Bird (c. 1788 – 1828) was a leader of the Winnebago (or Ho-Chunk) Native American tribe. He was a leader in the Winnebago War against the United States. He attacked settlers in the area of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, but surrendered when American forces marched into Ho-Chunk territory. He died in prison in 1828 while awaiting trial.

Famous quotes containing the words red and/or bird:

    “Not that the Red Indian will ever possess the broad lands of America. At least I presume not. But his ghost will.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    ““... Let the cage bird and the cage bird mate and the wild bird mate in the wild.””
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)