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Black Beaver or Se-ket-tu-may-qua [1] (c. 1806–1880, Lenape, or Delaware) was a trapper and interpreter who worked for the American Fur Company. He served as a scout and guide as he was fluent in English, as well as several European and Native American languages. He is credited with establishing the California and Chisholm trails.
- Four daughters, two sons
- Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- Seven wives
History. Black Beaver: Delaware Hero of the Civil War. From Issue: Summer 2015 / Vol. 16 No. 2. by Laurence M. Hauptman. The Delawares of Kansas and Indian Territory joined the Union Army in extraordinary numbers. Out of a total of 201 eligible Delaware males between 18 and 45 years of age in 1862, 170 volunteered for service.
BLACK BEAVER (1806–1880). Black Beaver (Suck-tum-mah-kway), a Delaware Indian scout, interpreter, and chief, was born in 1806 at the present location of Belleville, Illinois. A onetime employee of the American Fur Company, he reportedly reached the Pacific Ocean on seven occasions and spoke English, French, Spanish, and eight Indian languages.
By Brandon King. Tribal historians say Black Beaver played a major role in the success of the Civil War and was vital to the survival of the Delaware Tribe. A tombstone that depicts two hands shaking in compromise reads, “In remembrance of Black Beaver. Died May 8, 1880. Aged 74 years.”
Black Beaver | Delaware Chief – American Hero. His name is Se-ket-Tu-Ma-Quah in the Lenape (Delaware) language, but the name everyone knew him by was Black Beaver. He lived an adventurous, cosmopolitan life of a trapper, hunter, reconnoiter, explorer, leader, peacemaker and minister.
3 de jul. de 2014 · Captain Black Beaver (Delaware Indian name: Se-ket-Tu-Ma-Quah), is amongst the famous Indians of America’s long and storied frontier history. An illustrious man, he applied himself to a plethora of varied crafts during his lifetime; a reconnoiter, interpreter, trapper, and leader, his birth is generally thought to have occurred sometime ...
BLACK BEAVER 107 For ten years during the 1830s and 1840s Black Beaver had worked for the American Fur Company; after the decline of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, he served as a guide for wagon trains heading west (Nichols and Hauptman 1997:37-38). In the 1850s Black Beaver functioned as a guide and interpreter at forts Arbuckle and Cobb.
