Matchekewis

Matchekewis (c.1735 – July 1805), also known as Madjeckewiss, Mash-i-pi-nash-i-wish or Bad Bird, was a respected Ojibwe war chief in present-day northern Michigan.[1][2] He became famous for his role in the 1763 capture of Fort Michilimackinac from the British during Pontiac's War.[2] However, he subsequently became a staunch ally of Great Britain throughout the American Revolutionary War.[1]

  1. ^ a b Armour, David A. (1983). "MADJECKEWISS". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5. University of Toronto/Université Laval.
  2. ^ a b Sugden, John (2000). "Matchekewis". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2000647.