# Playing Fox

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**Playing Fox** (Waa-pa-laa) was a chief of the Fox tribe of the [Meskwaki](/source/Meskwaki) people. His portrait was taken in [Prairie du Chien](/source/Prairie_du_Chien,_Wisconsin) in 1825 by [James Otto Lewis](/source/James_Otto_Lewis), and included in [The Aboriginal Port Folio](/source/The_Aboriginal_Port_Folio).[1]

## See also

- [First Treaty of Prairie du Chien](/source/First_Treaty_of_Prairie_du_Chien)

## References

1. ["Waa-Pa-Laa, or The Playing Fox, Prince of the Fox Tribe, Taken at Prairie du Chien, 1825"](https://www.cartermuseum.org/collection/waa-pa-laa-or-playing-fox-prince-fox-tribe-taken-prairie-du-chien-1825-19651050). *www.cartermuseum.org*. Retrieved 2025-04-06.

- Lafarge, Oliver. (MCMLVI). *A Pictorial History of the American Indian*, Crown Publishers Inc. (page 87)

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