Illinois (chief)
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| Illinois | |
|---|---|
| John L'Illinois; Ininway; Iuinway | |
| Occupation | Ojibwe chief |
Illinois, also recorded as John L'Illinois, Ininway, and Iuinway, was a chief of the Fort William Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) and a signatory of the 1850 Robinson–Superior Treaty.[1][2]
Leadership at Fort William
- Held the chieftainship of the Fort William Ojibway and was among its recognized leaders in the first half of the 19th century.[2]
- The Fort William Ojibway traded furs and bought supplies at the nearby Hudson's Bay Company post at Fort William, and some families worked in a commercial fishery exporting salted fish to Detroit.[3]
Treaty negotiations
- He co-led a delegation of the Fort William Ojibway, together with the chief Peau de Chat, to the treaty council at Sault Ste. Marie.[2]
- He was described at the negotiations as an elderly man.[4]
- On 7 September 1850 he signed the Robinson–Superior Treaty as one of two Fort William chiefs, his name recorded in the treaty as "John Iuinway."[1][5]
Family
"On September 24, 1849, Commissioners Vidal and Anderson arrived in Fort William. They held two days of meetings with a council of Fort William Indians led by Chief Peau de Chat and Chief Illinoi" [6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Copy of the Robinson Treaty Made in the Year 1850 with the Ojibewa Indians."[website].Anishinabek Nation.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Aboriginal Background Information Report."[website].Fort William First Nation.2018.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open)
- ↑ "Fort William First Nation."[website].Wikipedia.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open)
- ↑ "The Robinson Superior Treaty."[website].Read the Plaque.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open)
- ↑ "Treaty Texts – Ojibewa Indians of Lake Superior."[website].Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.Link.(Rights: unknown | Access: open)
- ↑ https://www.metisnation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/doj20report20-20lake20superior.pdf