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Wageezhegome
John Cameron (May 1764 – September 28, 1828), also known as Ogimauh-binaessih (from the Anishinaabe language: ''Ogimaa-binesiinh'', "chief little-bird") or Wageezhegome (from the Anishinaabe language Ojibwe , also known as Ojibwa , Ojibway, Otchipwe,R. R. Bishop Baraga, 1878''A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language''/ref> Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian lan ...: ''Wegiizhigomi'', "Who Possesses the Day"), was one of two principal Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous Mississauga Ojibwa chiefs, member of the eagle doodem, and farmer. He was born at Credit River, Ontario, and died at the Credit Mission (Mississauga), Upper Canada. Early life Wageezhegome was born in May 1764 at Credit River, Ontario. During his youth, he witnessed significant changes in his people's lifestyle, marked by the arrival of thousands of white settlers after the 1776 American Revolution into what is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Jones (missionary)
Peter Jones (January 1, 1802 – June 29, 1856) was an Ojibwe Methodist Minister of religion, minister, translator, Tribal chief, chief and author from Burlington Heights (Ontario), Burlington Heights, Upper Canada. His Ojibwa language, Ojibwa name was Kahkewāquonāby (''Gakiiwegwanebi'' in the Ojibwe writing systems#Double vowel system, Fiero spelling), which means "[Sacred] Waving Feathers". In Mohawk language, Mohawk, he was called Desagondensta, meaning "he stands people on their feet". In his youth his band of Mississaugas had been on the verge of destruction. As a preacher and a chieftain, as a role model and as a liaison to governments, his leadership helped his people survive contact with Europeans. Jones was raised by his mother Tuhbenahneequay in the Midewiwin, traditional culture and religion of the Mississauga Ojibwas until the age of 14. After that, he went to live with his father Augustus Jones, a Wales, Welsh-born United Empire Loyalist. There he learnt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
