Win-no-shik, the Elder, was a notable chief of the Winnebago whose signature on a treaty signed February 27, 1855, at Washington, D. C., reads "Wau-kon-chaw-koo-haw, or the Coming Thunder, or Win-no-shik." Promoted to the rank of chief when quite young, he was always popular with his people. Historians wrote that he was of medium size, handsome, and "always carried a pipe, especially at council meetings. As a man, he was modest, kind and courteous; as a chief, dignified, firm and just in the exercise of his authority." In 1829, he was head chief of the larger Winnebago village at La Crosse. When the Winnebago moved to Iowa, he was made head chief of the tribe and remained chief of his own band. After his death, his brother, Young Winneshiek, or Short Wing, and his son, Little Winneshiek, or Striking Tree, moved back to Wisconsin, near Black River Falls, where his descendants still live.