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Hawk, Black

2,141 words, approx. 8 pages

Hawk, Black Born c. 1767 Saukenuk, Virginia Colony (present-day Rock Island, Illinois) Died October 3, 1838 Iowaville, Iowa Native American resistance leader and warrior Black Hawk. (The Granger C... Read more

Biography (1)

Black Hawk

663 words, approx. 3 pages

A Native American war chief, Black Hawk (1767-1838) led his people, the Sauk, in a noble fight to preserve their tribal lands in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Missouri.At the great Sauk village on the Rock... Read more

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Critical Essay by Timothy Sweet

9,545 words, approx. 32 pages

In the essay that follows, Sweet discusses the role of Native American masculine identity in the autobiography of Black Hawk, a Sauk warrior who was defeated by the U. S. army in 1832. Traditional... Read more

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News & Journals (8)

Funeral honors those in Black Hawk crash

531 words, approx. 2 pages

After Lt. Col. David Canegata III died in a January helicopter crash in Iraq, his wife, Shenneth, buried him near their home in the U.S. Virgin Islands.On Friday, she was among several hundred mour... Read more

Black Hawk downing points to hostile fire; `dirty' chlorine bomb strikes again

1,167 words, approx. 4 pages

Insurgents exploded a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters _ the second such "dirty" chemical attack in two days _ while a U.S. official said ground fire apparently forced the downing of a Black H... Read more

Iraqi boy with rare birth defect gets new chance with Black Hawk shuttles to surgeries

575 words, approx. 2 pages

An Iraqi boy born with a rare congenital defect captured the hearts of a group of U.S. soldiers when they stumbled upon him in a farming village southeast of Baghdad.The 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry R... Read more

AP: Helicopter flights in Iraq risky

781 words, approx. 3 pages

Barely a minute into flight, after a smooth liftoff from a landing zone outside Baghdad, our Black Hawk helicopter suddenly dropped like a rock _ briefly _ and so did my stomach.Our pilot was not e... Read more

CHRONOLOGY-Helicopter crashes in Iraq

485 words, approx. 2 pages

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Two British military personnel were killed in Iraq on Tuesday when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. Following is a list of ... Read more

CHRONOLOGY-U.S. helicopter crashes in Iraq

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U.S. helicopter incidents in Iraq

278 words, approx. 1 pages

Incidents involving U.S. helicopters in Iraq in 2007:_ April 5: A helicopter carrying nine people went down south of Baghdad, wounding four. An Iraqi official said the chopper was a Black Hawk and ... Read more

List of U.S. helicopter crashes in Iraq

250 words, approx. 1 pages

U.S. helicopter crashes in Iraq since August 2006:_ Feb. 7: A Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter went down in a Sunni-dominated area in Anbar province, killing all seven people on board._ Feb. 2: A... Read more