- Waubojeeg
Waub-o-jeeg also written Wa-bo-jeeg or other variants of Ojibwe "Waabojiig" "White Fisher" (c. 1747-1793) was a famous warrior and chief of the
Ojibwa people. He was born into the "Adik" (caribou)doodem some time in the mid 18th century nearShagawamikong on the western end ofLake Superior and died around 1793. His fatherMa-mong-a-ze-da was also a noted warrior who fought for the French in theBattle of the Plains of Abraham . Although Wabojeeg's family had intermarried with the Dakota people during times of peace, and he had several Dakota relatives including the famous chiefWabasha , he fought in several battles against the Dakota andMeskwaki during his lifetime. His children, notably his son "Weshkii " (the renewer) and his youngest daughterOzhaguscodaywayquay became prominent in theSault Ste. Marie area.References
* Schoolcraft, Henry R. (1821). "A Narrative Journal of Travels Through the Northwestern Regions...to the Sources of the Mississippi River". Vol. II
* Schoolcraft, Henry R. (1851). "Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes"
* Warren, William W. (1851). "History of the Ojibway People".
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