History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan

by Blackbird, Andrew J.

1887 70 pages eng

Blackbird (Mack-e-te-be-nessy) was an Ottawa chief’s son who served as an official interpreter for the U.S. government and later as a postmaster while remaining active in Native American affairs as a teacher, adviser on diplomatic issues, lecturer and temperance advocate. In this work he describes h…