Watseka
Watseka | |
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Photograph of Watseka Bergeron (also known as Watchekee) | |
| Born | Watch-e-kee Wa-che-ke Waatchki c. 1810 Buncombe, Illinois |
| Died | 1878 Council Bluffs |
| Nationality | Potawatomi, Native American |
| Other names | Watseka Hubbard, Watseka LaVasseur, Watseka Bergeron, Josette Bergeron |
Watseka or Watchekee (c. 1810–1878) was a Potawatomi Native American woman, born in Illinois, and named for the heroine of a Potawatomi legend. Her uncle was Tamin, the chief of the Kankakee Potawatomi Indians.
She was also known by the name of Josette (or Zozette) Bergeron.