Ongpatogna (Big Elk) Chief of the Omawhaws

Ongpatogna (Big Elk) Chief of the Omawhaws

  Ongpatonga, nicknamed the “big elk” was the chief of the Omaha tribe which was primarily located near the junction of the Ohio and Wabash rivers, near present day Cincinnati, Ohio. Big Elk earned a reputation as a warrior when he was very young, primarily in...