George Copway | |
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 George Copway ca. 1860 | |
| Born | 1818 |
| Died | June 27, 1869 (aged 51) |
| Occupation(s) | Native American author and historian |
| Known for | Publications on Ojibwa culture and history |
| Notable work | The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh (1847) |
George Copway (1818 – June 27, 1869) was a Mississaugas Ojibwa writer, ethnographer, Methodist missionary, lecturer, and advocate of indigenous peoples. His Ojibwa name was Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh (Gaagigegaabaw in the Fiero orthography), meaning "He Who Stands Forever". In 1847 he published a memoir about his life and time as a missionary. This work made him Canada's first literary celebrity in the United States. In 1851 he published The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of The Ojibway Nation, the first published history of the Ojibwa in English.