Chief Washakie died of advanced old age.
Washakie was born between 1798 and 1810. He was a respected leader of the Shoshone throughout much of the 19th Century, and an ally of European Americans. He contributed warriors to the Powder River Expedition in 1876. He was responsible for the creation of the Wind River Reservation. In 1880 he converted to Mormonism, and then in 1897 to the Episcopal faith. He was married twice, once to a fellow Shoshone, and after her death, to a Crow woman.
He remains one of the most significant personalities in Wyoming's history.
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