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| Title | Shin-Gua-Ba-Wossin |
| Date | 1827 |
| Source | McKenney, Thomas L. Sketches of a Tour to the Lakes. Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, 1827. |
| Creator | Lewis, James Otto |
| Category | People |
| Type | Painting/Drawing/Etching/Other |
| Permission | Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures, Aurora University |
| Info | Also known as Shingabawossin. Shin-Gua-Ba-Wossin was an Ojibwa chief from around Sault Saint Marie. He participated in the 1783 Battle of St. Croix Falls, under the leadership of La Pointe Chief Waubojeeg. During the War of 1812, he was enlisted by the British to fight against the Americans and went to York to join Tecumseh's War. He was prominent during the first quarter of the 19th century, thus taking part as a signatory to the 1820 Treaty of Sault Ste. Marie, the first treaty made with the United States in that area. In 1822, Henry Schoolcraft met with the Chief and established the US Indian Agency in Sault Ste. Marie. He was a signatory for the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien and the 1826 Treaty of Fond du Lac. Often, he was the leading speaker and usually the most important person among the Ojibwa delegates. He died sometime between 1828 and 1837, succeded as Chief by his son Gabenoodin. |
| Themes | || Native American Relations |
