Glory of the Morning

October 22, 1982, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

October 6, 1999, Appleton Post-Crescent

Today we get a great read about Hopokoekau, or Hopoekaw, purportedly the first woman ever talked about in the history of WIsconsin.  As the article states, her name means "when the morning comes" but she was better known by the French interpretation as "Glory of the Morning."  Although the resultant story is that she lived a long time, no one is for sure and reports of her lasting to the age of 140 are unlikely, though it makes for interesting reading.  Her influence on Doty Island and the surrounding area is immense, as her children and their descendants became profoundly important leaders in the Ho-Chunk tribe in the 18th and 19th centuries.