Ottawa Tribe
Variant namesAugustin Hamelin, Jr., also known as Kanapima, was one of three Ottawa children selected in 1825 to attend Catholic school in Cincinnati, Ohio. After continuing his studies at Urban College in Rome, Italy, Hamelin returned in 1835 to teach and to negotiate with the U.S. government to prevent the removal of the Ottawas across the Mississippi. At that time the Ottawas and Ojibwas appointed Hamelin head chief for the tribes of the lower Michigan peninsula, the straits of Mackinac, and the Manistique River.
From the description of To all whom it may concern the chiefs of the Ottawa Tribe of Indians at L'Arbre-Croche, Little Traverse and elsewhere & of the Chippewas residing near Mackinac in council assembled : to Augustin Hamelin Jr. greeting : appointment, 1835 May 3. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39334404
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| creatorOf | Thibault, Joseph L., d. 1847. Joseph L. Thibault papers, 1787-1795. | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Gordon, Harry d. 1787. Harry Gordon correspondence, 1766 May 20 | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Abbott, Robert. Dodemead family papers, 1795-1816. | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Illinois. Governor. Correspondence, 1809-1816. | Illinois State Archive | |
| creatorOf | Ottawa Tribe. To all whom it may concern the chiefs of the Ottawa Tribe of Indians at L'Arbre-Croche, Little Traverse and elsewhere & of the Chippewas residing near Mackinac in council assembled : to Augustin Hamelin Jr. greeting : appointment, 1835 May 3. | Newberry Library |
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| correspondedWith | Chippewa Tribe | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gordon, Harry d. 1787 | person |
| associatedWith | Hamelin, Augustin. | person |
| associatedWith | Illinois. Governor. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thibault, Joseph L., d. 1847. | person |
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| Little Traverse (Mich.) | |||
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| Indians of North America |
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| Ojibwa Indians |
| Ottawa Indians |
| Ottawa Indians |
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