McDonald, Duncan, 1849-1937

Duncan McDonald was born at Fort Connah, on Post Creek, a tributary of the Flathead River, in what is now Montana, in March 1849. He was the son of Angus McDonald, post trader for the Hudson's Bay Company, and a Nez Percé woman whose name is unknown. Duncan was an authority on Nez Percé and Selish tribal history. He died in 1937

From the guide to the Duncan McDonald Speech, 1915, (University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections)