David Treuer

David Treuer

male, 39 years old
writer, The Translation of Dr Apelles, Native American Fiction A User's Manual, Leech Lake Indian Reservation, Ojibwa, from Washington, D.C.…ojibwe
David Treuer (born 1970) is a writer of Ojibwe and Jewish descent. He was born in Washington, D.C. and raised on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation...
Grey Owl

Grey Owl

male, deceased (1938)
great grey owl, wenjiganoozhiinh, great horned owl, First Nations, environmentalist, ojibwe…ojibwe language
Grey Owl (or Wa-sha-quon-asin, from the Ojibwe wenjiganoozhiinh, meaning "great horned owl" or "great grey owl") was the name Archibald Belaney...
Larry Nesper

Larry Nesper

male
University of Chicago, Anthropologist, American, ojibwe, Chippewa, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Larry Nesper is an American anthropologist specializing in the Ojibwe (a.k.a. Chippewa) people of northern Wisconsin. He received his Ph.D. in 1994...
James Evans

James Evans

male, deceased (1846)
linguistics, rice lake, Canadian clergy, Inventor of writing systems, Canadian, missionary…ojibwe
James Evans (January 18, 1801 - November 23, 1846) was a Canadian Methodist missionary and amateur linguist. He is best remembered for his creation...
Chief Buffalo

Chief Buffalo

deceased (1855)
lake superior, Native American, leader, ojibwe, Ojibwa
Chief Buffalo was an Ojibwe leader from La Pointe, Wisconsin USA. He is most widely known for persuading President Millard Fillmore to allow the...
Walter Bresette

Walter Bresette

male, deceased (1999)
lake superior, ojibwe, Ojibwa, Wisconsin Green Party, treaty rights, US Green Party politician
Walter Bresette (July 4, 1947 - February 21, 1999) was a prominent Ojibwe activist, politician, and author most notable for work on environmental...

Michel Cadotte

male
Canadian of French descent, Kechemeshane, Ojibwa tribe, Gichi-miishen, Madeline Island, Lake Superior Ojibwe…ojibwe
Michel Cadotte 1764-1837 (also spelled Michael, Cadott, Cadeau, and other variations) or (Ojibwe: Kechemeshane (or "Gichi-miishen" in the...

Lawrence Taliaferro

male
from Minnesota, Minnesota River, American Fur Company, fort erie, ojibwe, dakota
Lawrence Taliaferro was an agent at Fort Snelling, Minnesota from 1820 through 1839. He partnered with Colonel Josiah Snelling to ensure peace and...
Pierre Bottineau

Pierre Bottineau

male
from Minnesota, American of French Canadian descent, frontiersman, ojibwe, treaty of ghent, Sioux
Pierre Bottineau (January 1st, 1817-July 26th, 1895) was a Minnesota Frontiersman. Known as the "Kit Carson of the Northwest", he was an integral...
Egushawa

Egushawa

male, deceased (1796)
Odawa, Great Lakes Region, north american indian, leader, ojibwe, C.F
Egushawa (c.1726 - March 1796), also spelled Egouch-e-ouay, Agushaway, Agashawa, Negushwa, and many other variants, was a war chief and principal...