Prophetstown Pow Wow

Prophetstown Pow Wow Annual Intertribal Pow Wow ran the first weekend in August He was categorically a Sac Chief, inheriting the


position from his fore fathers.

Wabokieshiek or White Cloud
In the 1730's a certain Sac chief set up his village with his band on an oxbow of the

Rock River which is now the town of Prophetstown. It was this site two generations

later that this chiefs Winnebago wife gave birth to Poweshiek who later became

Wabokieshiek or White Cloud the Prophet.White Cloud was born in 1793 gaining

prowess as a prophet and chief at a early

age. At the proper time he took two


Winnebago wives, having a Winnebago mother, two Winnebago wives, plus the fact

his sister was married to the head chief of the Winnebago's, plus the fact he made

beneficial prophecies that materialized to them these natives had adopted him as their


Chief and Spiritual councilor along with his regular followers who were Sac. This would


be reason many Indians, most government agents, many Historians, past and present

to call him a Winnebago Chief. Among the Algonquin Indians chieftonship was generally


inherited patrimonially, going first to a son, then a son-in-law and less often to a


grandson or nephew. It is my understanding the name Wabokieshiek in Winnebago language means


"white sky light." It is also my understanding they referred to clouds as light. White Cloud died in 1835. In the early 1800's there were 14 Indian Villages scattered along the Rock River

between Rock Island and Dixon.The principal village was Prophet's Town. In 1835

there were still three to four hundred Indians living near the mouth of C**n Creek. As late as 1871 Indians still lived in the area around the Prophet's Town. White Cloud was the right arm to Black Hawk during the Black Hawk war.

08/14/2023

Sorry I am notable to bring it back right now

06/28/2020

unfortunately I am going to have to cancel Prophetstown POW WOW for this year because of the Coronavirus, hopefully things will be better for next year.

01/01/2020

A nother video of past Prophetstown POW WOW

01/01/2020

A video showing past POW WOW

12/21/2019

Prophetstown POW WOW will be August 1 and 2 for 2020

02/20/2019

I am not planning on having a pow wow again this year, my finances wont allow it.

05/30/2018

We will not be having a pow wow this year 2018 again, I do not have enough money to do it up right.

This is where I normaly have the pow wow.
07/27/2017

This is where I normaly have the pow wow.

06/11/2017

I am going to cancel the POW WOW for this year. The Funds are low in putting it on, The River was high for so long and if we get any amount of rain again it may flood again. and in honor of a couple of people who have passed away, Carlos Peynetsa, who with his drum was a part of my POW WOW for many years, and Leonard Malatare's son Jimmy. Leonard has been my MC from the very beginning.

08/03/2015

Well 2015 pow wow has come and and gone. And interesting at that. Hot ,Hot ,Hot ,small crowd, few dancers and lots of holes (ouch). Oh well ,time ot start on next years.

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Prophetstown State Recreation Area Park Avenue And River Drive
Prophetstown, IL
61277

Opening Hours

Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 5:30pm

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(815) 441-0148

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