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After 1763, little had changed since 1670. Whites had advanced to what is now eastern New York State, parts of Vermont, parts of New Hampshire, and parts of Maine. Chief Pontiac's war strategy was successful. His soldiers kept the white advance limited. | After 1763, little had changed since 1670. Whites had advanced to what is now eastern New York State, parts of Vermont, parts of New Hampshire, and parts of Maine. Chief Pontiac's war strategy was successful. His soldiers kept the white advance limited. | ||
==== Chief Minavavana: ==== | ==== Chief Minavavana: ==== | ||
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. | ||
==== Chief Agushaway: ==== | |||
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. | |||
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. | |||
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=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | === Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | ||