▁who ▁would ▁ordin arily ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁such ▁negoti ations . ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁never ▁recognized ▁the ▁treat y ▁as ▁valid ▁and ▁this ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁side ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁against ▁sett lers ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁treat y ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁Tre aties ▁of ▁Port age ▁des ▁Si oux ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁eventually ▁led ▁the ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁War ▁to ▁fight ▁its ▁terms . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁Black ▁Haw k ▁re called : ▁ ▁Qu ash qu ame , ▁Pas he p aho , ▁O uch equ aka ▁and ▁Has he qu ar hi qua ▁were ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Sac s ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁free ▁a ▁prisoner ▁who ▁had ▁killed ▁an ▁American . ▁ ▁The ▁Sac ▁tradition ▁was ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁the ▁Americans ▁would ▁release ▁their ▁friend . ▁They ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁person ▁killed , ▁thus ▁covering ▁the ▁blood ▁and ▁satisfying ▁the ▁relations ▁of ▁the ▁murder ed ▁man . ▁ ▁Upon ▁return ▁Qu ash qu ame ▁and ▁party ▁came ▁up ▁and ▁gave ▁us ▁the ▁following ▁account ▁of ▁their ▁mission : ▁ ▁On ▁our ▁arrival ▁at ▁St . ▁Louis ▁we ▁met ▁our ▁American ▁father ▁and ▁explained ▁to ▁him ▁our ▁business , ▁ur ging ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁our ▁friend . ▁ ▁The ▁American ▁chief ▁told ▁us ▁he ▁wanted ▁land . ▁ ▁We ▁agreed ▁to