Chippeway
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The name Ojibwa, rapidly pronounced, became in English "Chippeway."
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
How Janishkisgan Found the Sioux, near the jaws of death, And in her sympathy forgot That she a Chippeway was and he Of hostile stem.
From Indian Legends of Minnesota by Severance, Cordenio A., Mrs.
The Chippeway began to tell him who he was, and why he had come thither, but the aged man stopped him, telling him he knew upon what errand he was bent.
From Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian by Anonymous
Near the mouth of the Pine river, an encampment of Chippeway Indians was observed.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by Bingley, William
A party of Chippeway Indians led the explorers to their settlement on an island in the river.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.
In addition to the transfer of land Pike pledged to have a trading post established there, and urged that the Sioux maintain peaceful relations with the Chippeways.
From Explorers and Travellers by Greely, Adolphus W.
Mr. James, in his MSS. in the possession of the New York Historical Society, states, “that the Menominees translate the manitou of the Chippeways by ahwahtoke,” which means emphatically a snake.
From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous
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)
The best-known of these Forest Indians are the Chippeways, who range from the banks of Lake Huron almost to the Rocky Mountains, throughout the British territory.
From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles
You Saulks—you Chippeways, and all you of different nations, we are all one.
From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter
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