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Updated: September 21, 2025
At Michillimackinac Captain Etherington was surprised by a clever piece of strategy on the part of a body of Sacs and Ojibways, who invited him to witness a contest between them at their favourite sport of Lacrosse, which in these modern times has been made the national game of Canadians.
I will endeavor to be a true woman also, and to teach my boys to be generous warriors like your son." Her sister chose to remain among the Sioux all her life, and she married one of our young men. "I shall make the Sioux and the Ojibways," she said, "to be as brothers." There are many other instances of intermarriage with captive women.
It brought forth many an interesting tale, for both my companions were well versed in such lore, and in order to keep up my end I quoted from Warren's book on the Ojibways: "As an illustration of the kind and abundance of animals which then covered the country, it is stated that an Ojibway hunter named No-Ka, the grandfather of Chief White Fisher, killed in one day's hunt, starting from the mouth of Crow Wing River, sixteen elk, four buffalo, five deer, three bear, one lynx, and one porcupine.
They had claimed the River Ottawa, in which was the Allumette Island upon which Piskaret and the Adirondacks had lived. The Ojibways were known as the "Puckered Moccasin People," from the words meaning "to roast till puckered up." Their tanned moccasins had a heavy puckered seam. The name Ojibwa, rapidly pronounced, became in English "Chippeway." As Chippeways and Chippewas have they remained.
The prayer was granted, and the lodges stood for many years in a safe and happy valley. Here is the myth of Endymion and Diana, as told on the shores of Saginaw Bay, in Michigan, by Indians who never heard of Greeks. Cloud Catcher, a handsome youth of the Ojibways, offended his family by refusing to fast during the ceremony of his coming of age, and was put out of the paternal wigwam.
After he had reached middle age, he declared that he had a spirit brother among the Ojibways, the ancestral enemies of the Sioux. He even named the band to which his brother belonged, and said that he also was a war-prophet among his people.
They made frequent raids upon their enemies and were usually successful, although not without thrilling experiences and almost miraculous escapes. Upon one of these occasions the two friends went north into the country of the Ojibways. After many days' journey, they discovered a small village of the foe.
A strict alliance was formed with the far-spread Ojibway tribes, and was maintained inviolate for at least two hundred years, until at length the influence of the French, with the sympathy of the Ojibways for the conquered Hurons, undid to some extent, though not entirely, this portion of Hiawatha's work.
Lo, the stranger prophet advanced to meet them, and the people were greatly struck with the resemblance between the two men, who met and embraced one another with unusual fervor. It was quickly agreed by both parties that they should camp together for several days, and one evening the Sioux made a "warriors' feast" to which they invited many of the Ojibways.
As the Factor was busy with another Indian when the Chief entered for Oo-koo-hoo was the chief of the Ojibways of that district he waited patiently, as he would not deign to do business with a clerk. When he saw the trader free, he greeted: "Quay, quay, Hugemow!" "Gude day, man Oo-koo-hoo, what can I do for ye the day?" amicably responded the Factor. "Master, it is this way.
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