Chippeway
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My father found him in a deserted Chippeway village five years ago.
From Hawk Eye by Cory, David
The languages prevalent in the adjacent country would be the Sioux, and the Chippeway branch of the Algonquino.
From Notes and Queries, Number 239, May 27, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various
He rendered eminent services in the battles of Chippeway, Bridgewater, and Lundy's Lane, making himself conspicuous by his courageous and intrepid conduct.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various
"I will speak to her in her own language, if she is a Chippeway or of any of the tribes about here, for they all have the same dialect," said Captain Sinclair.
From The Settlers in Canada by Marryat, Frederick
Among them was an unmistakable Chippeway in a white Canadian blanket-coat, every inch an Indian.
From Memoirs by Leland, Charles Godfrey
The Chippeways called the grandfather Ká-ká-gè—crow or raven—from his war-badge, a crow-skin; and hence the French traders and courriers du bois called him "Petit Corbeau"—Little Crow.
From The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems by Gordon, Hanford Lennox
The Board of Missions connected with the Presbyterian church sustain missions among the Creeks, the Iowas and Sacs, and the Chippeways and Ottawas; three missionaries and their wives and several teachers are employed.
From History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians by Summers, Thomas O. (Thomas Osmond)
This bark contained the answer of the Sioux nation, to overtures which the Chippeways had made, on Governor Cass' offer of mediation:—which overtures had been found and taken off by a party of the Sioux.
From Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk by Drake, Benjamin
Lesley and eleven privates; and the other four of the Garrison, who are yet living, remain in the hands of the Chippeways.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
In conformity with the intimation received, and the law laid down by the American Government, and promulgated by the Indian agent, the Chippeways applied for redress.
From Diary in America, Series One by Marryat, Frederick
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