Ottawa Tribe

Variant names

Hide Profile

Augustin 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

Corporate Body

Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f535rn

Ark ID: w6f535rn

SNAC ID: 52984664