George Copway papers, 1858.

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George Copway papers, 1858.

1858

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79449797

Chiefly correspondence pertaining primarily to Copway's efforts to gain the support of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs in establishing good relations between the government and Indians and in providing for their education and welfare. Includes related notes and receipts.

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Copway, George, 1818-1869

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George Copway (1818 – June 27, 1869) was a Mississaugas Ojibwa writer, ethnographer, Methodist missionary, lecturer, and advocate of indigenous peoples. His Ojibwa name was Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh (Gaagigegaabaw in the Fiero orthography), meaning "He Who Stands Forever." In 1847 he published a memoir about his life and time as a missionary. This work made him Canada's first literary celebrity in the United States. In 1851 he published The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of The Ojibway...