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He was an important leader during the 1754-1763 War. Though not as powerful a leader as chief Pontiac, chief Minavavana held his own. In 1763, chief Minavavana led a force of Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers against the white fort at Michilimackinac and captured the fort. Chief Minavavana kept up the war with the white invaders and was killed by the English in 1770. | He was an important leader during the 1754-1763 War. Though not as powerful a leader as chief Pontiac, chief Minavavana held his own. In 1763, chief Minavavana led a force of Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers against the white fort at Michilimackinac and captured the fort. Chief Minavavana kept up the war with the white invaders and was killed by the English in 1770. | ||
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He was of near the same age as chief Pontiac. Chief A-ga-sha-way was a Saulteaux Ojibwa from the Eastern Great Lakes region. His home was in the southern Michigan, southern Ontario, and Ohio region. Historians claim he was Odawah or Ottawa but they are a totem of the Saulteaux Ojibwa People. Since he was a military commander, he was not from the merchant totem of the Saulteaux Ojibwa's. He was from the Saulteaux Ojibwa military totem who are the Noka or Nakawe. | He was of near the same age as chief Pontiac. Chief A-ga-sha-way was a Saulteaux Ojibwa from the Eastern Great Lakes region. His home was in the southern Michigan, southern Ontario, and Ohio region. Historians claim he was Odawah or Ottawa but they are a totem of the Saulteaux Ojibwa People. Since he was a military commander, he was not from the merchant totem of the Saulteaux Ojibwa's. He was from the Saulteaux Ojibwa military totem who are the Noka or Nakawe. | ||
He fought in the 1754-1763 War. He does not show up in history until the commencement of the so called Revolutionary War, in 1774. He supposedly granted an island to the English in 1774 yet that may be misleading. The island was not far from Fort Detroit which means chief Agashaway was preparing to lay siege to Fort Detroit. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders were preparing to war upon the whites who were letting known their intentions of trying to advance west again. | He fought in the 1754-1763 War. He does not show up in history until the commencement of the so called Revolutionary War, in 1774. He supposedly granted an island to the English in 1774 yet that may be misleading. The island was not far from Fort Detroit which means chief Agashaway was preparing to lay siege to Fort Detroit. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders were preparing to war upon the whites who were letting known their intentions of trying to advance west again. | ||
It is believed that chief Egushawa or Agashaway, was possibly related to chief Pontiac. Chief Agashaway may have been the highest ranking Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during the 1774-1794 War. | It is believed that chief Egushawa or Agashaway, was possibly related to chief Pontiac. Chief Agashaway may have been the highest ranking Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during the 1774-1794 War. He may have sent the Indian soldiers to the Virginia region to fight the whites, in 1774. After the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix, white settlers crept into the Kentucky region. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders knew what their future foretold and were anxious to retaliate. <br> | ||
Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers killed and took captive, many of the white invaders. In 1774, the whites rose up in open rebellion. It's known as the American Revolutionary War. Chief Agashaway led the war from the Michigan region. The strategy of the Saulteaux Ojibwa military was to kill as many of the invading whites. Both civilian and military. Saulteaux Ojibwa military commanders sent their soldiers east to fight the whites. Their weapons were bows and arrows. They didn't need musket guns during those times. They could dominate their foes using the simple bow and arrow. However, they | |||
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