Shingabawossin
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Chief Shingabawossin (c. 1763 - c. 1830) was an Ojibwa
chief about Sault Ste. Marie
. Chief Shingabawossin was of the Crane doodem.
Chief Shingabawossin was born about 1763. He was the grandson of Gi-chi-o-jee-de-bun and the oldest of the nine son of Naid-o-sa-gee's family, consisting of about 20 children in all from four wives. Chief Shingabawossin had one wife and twelve children. He participated in the 1783 Battle of St. Croix Falls, under the leadership of La Pointe Chief Waubojeeg
. During the War of 1812
, he was enlisted by the British to fight against the Americans and went to York
to join Tecumseh's War
.
He was prominent during the first quarter of the 19th century, thus taking part as a signatory to the 1820 Treaty of Sault Ste. Marie, the first treaty made with the United States in that area. In 1822, Henry Schoolcraft
met with the Chief and established the US Indian Agency in Sault Ste. Marie
. He was a signatory for the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien
and the 1826 Treaty of Fond du Lac
. Often, he was the leading speaker and usually the most important person among the Ojibwa delegates. He died sometime between 1828 and 1837, succeeded as Chief by his son Gabenoodin (Kabay Noden, "Constant Breeze").
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...
chief about Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie may refer to:* Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , a Canadian city** Sault Ste. Marie , a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada...
. Chief Shingabawossin was of the Crane doodem.
Chief Shingabawossin was born about 1763. He was the grandson of Gi-chi-o-jee-de-bun and the oldest of the nine son of Naid-o-sa-gee's family, consisting of about 20 children in all from four wives. Chief Shingabawossin had one wife and twelve children. He participated in the 1783 Battle of St. Croix Falls, under the leadership of La Pointe Chief Waubojeeg
Waubojeeg
Waub-o-jeeg, also written Wa-bo-jeeg or other variants of Ojibwe Waabojiig was a famous warrior and chief of the Ojibwa. He was born into the Adik doodem some time in the mid-18th century near Shagawamikong on the western end of Lake Superior...
. During the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
, he was enlisted by the British to fight against the Americans and went to York
York, Ontario
York is a dissolved municipality in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is located northwest of Old Toronto, southwest of North York and east of Etobicoke, where it is bounded by the Humber River. Formerly a separate city, it was one of six municipalities that amalgamated in 1998 to form...
to join Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War
Tecumseh's War or Tecumseh's Rebellion are terms sometimes used to describe a conflict in the Old Northwest between the United States and an American Indian confederacy led by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh...
.
He was prominent during the first quarter of the 19th century, thus taking part as a signatory to the 1820 Treaty of Sault Ste. Marie, the first treaty made with the United States in that area. In 1822, Henry Schoolcraft
Henry Schoolcraft
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 discovery of the source of the Mississippi River. He married Jane Johnston, whose parents were Ojibwe and Scots-Irish...
met with the Chief and established the US Indian Agency in Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River...
. He was a signatory for the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien
Treaty of Prairie du Chien
The Treaty of Prairie du Chien may refer to any of several treaties made and signed in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin between the United States, representatives from the Sioux, Sac and Fox, Menominee, Ioway, Winnebago and the Anishinaabeg Native American peoples.-1825:The first treaty of Prairie du...
and the 1826 Treaty of Fond du Lac
Treaty of Fond du Lac
The Treaty of Fond du Lac may refer to either of two treaties made and signed in Duluth, Minnesota between the United States and the Ojibwe Native American peoples.-1826 Treaty of Fond du Lac:...
. Often, he was the leading speaker and usually the most important person among the Ojibwa delegates. He died sometime between 1828 and 1837, succeeded as Chief by his son Gabenoodin (Kabay Noden, "Constant Breeze").
External links
- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chippewa/chippewachiefs.htm
- http://www.baymills.org/history/shingabawassin.html
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimacki2/hrs_journal.html
- http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/biographical/shingaba_wossin_chippewa_chief.htm