Title: The life, history and travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh (George Copway)
Description: George Copway was born in 1818 in present-day Ontario, and his parents were of the Missasauga band of Ojibwa. He was raised as a traditional Ojibwa and learned to hunt for the fur trade. He converted to Methodism and was sent at age 16 to a Methodist mission, working among Ojibwas. He later married the daughter of an English gentleman, and the couple continued to do missionary work. He also published at least two books in addition to this one, possibly with the assistance of his wife.
Subjects: Ojibwa language, Missionaries, Missions, Ojibwa Indians, Ojibwa (Indiens), Missionnaires, Texts, Textes, Ojibwa (Langue), Biographies, Biography
People: George Copway (1818-1863?)