The Ojibway Conquest: A Tale of the Northwest
- 98 pages
- 4 hours of reading
George Copway, also known as Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh, emerged as a significant voice concerning Aboriginal peoples. Ordained as a Methodist minister, he dedicated himself to missionary work among various tribes, simultaneously becoming a prolific author who wrote extensively on their lives and cultures. His writings offer profound insights into the traditions and perspectives of Indigenous communities, fostering a greater understanding within broader society. Copway's work remains a vital legacy for the study of Indigenous history and identity.






Excerpt from Running Sketches of Men and Places: In England, France, Germany, Belgium, and ScotlandIN putting out the following pages, it has been in part to satisfy the inquiries by my friends in this country, how I liked my tour through Europe, as well as to pre serve the pleasing incidents which were shown me, by the people wherever I sojourned.Without following the general course of travellers in encumbering their books in deep historical researches of the various countries they have visited, - I have merely put enough to interest the general reader, of the towns, and. Time-worn ruins which came under my personal observation.