Category Archives: Ottawa

Indian History of Present Day Berkeley County, West Virginia

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Roberta Estes

According to missionary reports, several thousand Hurons occupied present-day West Virginia, including the Eastern Panhandle region where Berkeley County is located, during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. During the 17th century, the Iroquois Confederacy (then consisting of the … Continue reading →

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Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, 1853

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Roberta Estes

A Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language, Explained in English. This Language is Spoken by the Chippewa Indians, as also by the Otawas, Potawatamis and Algonquins, with Little Difference. For the Use of Missionaries, and Other Persons Living Among the Above … Continue reading →

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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Roberta Estes

I’m working on the last few states of the WWI Draft registrations for the Native Names project.  Today, I’m in Kansas.  I’ve noticed a couple of quite interesting things. There are a lot of registrations, but many, probably about half, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Kansas, Michigan, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Potawatomi | 1 Comment

Chief Pontiac

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Did you grow up thinking of a car when you heard the word Pontiac?  I surely did.  We had several.  However, I vividly remember the profile on the logo on the car of an Indian. I came across the Pontiac … Continue reading →

Posted in Chippewa, Ojibwa, Ottawa, Peoria, Potawatomi | 4 Comments

Who Died and Why? Ottawa Death Records in Emmet County, Michigan.

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Our ancestors, and all people, speak through the records they leave behind. It’s up to us to weave the story being told by listening to the whispers that drift through the ages. Emmet County Michigan kept death records beginning in … Continue reading →

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1836 Halfbreed Ottawa and Chippewa Census – the Hidden Stories

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Roberta Estes

I’ve just finished entering the names on the 1836 Census of Ottawa and Chippewa Halfbreeds (Michigan) into the Native Names document.  Here’s the link to the original source if you want to take a look. http://www.mainlymichigan.com/nativedata/1836OttChipCensus/1836OttChippPaging.aspx and http://www.mainlymichigan.com/nativedata/1836OttChipCensus/1836OttChipp-index.aspx There is … Continue reading →

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The Piquettes and their Bad Decade

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The Piquette family was having a bad decade, or so it seems.  In the 1836 Halfbreed Chippewa and Ottawa census, there were several people enumerated by the last name of Piquette.  Several had unusual situations which tell us something of their history. Several … Continue reading →

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1836 Census of Ottawa and Chippewa Halfbreeds (Michigan)

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The 1836 Census of Ottawa and Chippewa Halfbreeds is quite an interesting document.  The purpose was to determine who was to be paid and how much as a result of an 1836 Treaty with the Ottawa and Chippewa wherein they expressed … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Native Names – the Shaw Family in Michigan

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Michigan’s Native people did not bear the full force of early contact with Europeans.  Many Native people were still living in Michigan, in their tribal units, speaking their own language, in the 1800s, even into the late 1800s and early 1900s.  … Continue reading →

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Michigan Native Resources

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Roberta Estes

I think I’ve hit the proverbial goldmine.  This site has several very important rolls, including one as far back as 1836 showing the amount of admixture.  Here’s the link to the primary site. http://www.mainlymichigan.com/nativedata/ If you take a look at the … Continue reading →

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