The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior
The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade and trapping while exploring under—researched stories of French—Ojibwe political, social, and economic relations. Multiple generations of Cadottes were involved in the trade, usually working as interpreters and peacemakers, as the region passed from French to British to American control. Focusing on the years 1760 to 1840—the heyday of the Great Lakes fur trade—Robert Silbernagel delves into the lives of the Cadottes, with particular emphasis on the Ojibwe-French Canadian Michel Cadotte and his Ojibwe wife, Equaysayway, who were traders and regional leaders on Madeline Island for nearly forty years. In The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior, Silbernagel deepens our understanding of this era with stories of resilient, remarkable people.
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The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior
The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade and trapping while exploring under—researched stories of French—Ojibwe political, social, and economic relations. Multiple generations of Cadottes were involved in the trade, usually working as interpreters and peacemakers, as the region passed from French to British to American control. Focusing on the years 1760 to 1840—the heyday of the Great Lakes fur trade—Robert Silbernagel delves into the lives of the Cadottes, with particular emphasis on the Ojibwe-French Canadian Michel Cadotte and his Ojibwe wife, Equaysayway, who were traders and regional leaders on Madeline Island for nearly forty years. In The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior, Silbernagel deepens our understanding of this era with stories of resilient, remarkable people.
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The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior

The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior

by Robert Silbernagel
The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior

The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior

by Robert Silbernagel

Overview

The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade and trapping while exploring under—researched stories of French—Ojibwe political, social, and economic relations. Multiple generations of Cadottes were involved in the trade, usually working as interpreters and peacemakers, as the region passed from French to British to American control. Focusing on the years 1760 to 1840—the heyday of the Great Lakes fur trade—Robert Silbernagel delves into the lives of the Cadottes, with particular emphasis on the Ojibwe-French Canadian Michel Cadotte and his Ojibwe wife, Equaysayway, who were traders and regional leaders on Madeline Island for nearly forty years. In The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior, Silbernagel deepens our understanding of this era with stories of resilient, remarkable people.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781976600234
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication date: 04/18/2023
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Robert Silbernagel studied journalism at the University of Wisconsin and spent his newspaper career in Colorado. He writes a bimonthly column for the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel and has published on Aldo Leopold and Colorado history.

Table of Contents

The Cadotte Family Tree viii

Timeline x

Introduction xiii

1 Madeline Island and Lake Superior 1

2 Beaver Hats and Steel Traps 9

3 The Ojibwe and the Cadottes 14

4 Snowshoes on the Trail 23

5 The French Arrive 28

6 French Forts on Madeline Island 39

7 Coureurs de Bois and Voyageurs 47

8 Jean-Baptiste Cadot Sr. 54

9 Superior Women 67

10 Vessels of the Lake Superior Fur Trade 79

11 The North West Company 85

12 Grand Portage 97

13 The Itch to Trade 102

14 Jean-Baptiste Cadotte Jr. 106

15 The Sugar Bush 119

16 Michel and Equaysayway: The Early Years 123

17 The Americans Arrive 135

18 Religions Collide 145

19 A Method to Their Marriage 155

20 Lyman Warren's Predicament 162

21 Wild Rice 173

22 Treaty Trials 181

23 New Generations 198

24 Big Changes on the Big Lake 206

Epilogue 215

Acknowledgments 219

Notes 222

Index 267

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