Sans Crainte Signature

Of the Land Deeds and Treaty's of one that I am Sure of the Signature of Jean Baptist (Bt) Sans Crainte or his son of the same name Is The "Treaty Of Greenville" . This Signature is compared to others that I believe to be valid for The father or Son, one or more of these Papers ( First Nation deeds) are probably attributed to both

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

“trading dynasties"

Peterson (1981:158) provides examples of what she typifies as three patterns of marriage
among Great Lakes métis trade families: 1) a son first entered into a short-term “country” marriage
with a native woman to ensure the trust of her band; 2) this was usually followed by a permanent
second marriage to a prominent métis or French-Canadian creole woman of another trading family,
and; 3) métis daughters generally married other métis or if members of the elite, to incoming
Europeans. Such patterns resulted in what Peterson calls “trading dynasties"

PRAX IS Research Associates, 1999: Historic Métis in Ontario - Wawa Page 25

http://www.metisnation.org/media/141020/ontario%20report%20-%20michipicoten.pdf

Friday, December 23, 2011

An important métis “invention” was the language of trade

"An important métis “invention” was the language of trade (Francais sauvage) which
Peterson (1981:176-179) demonstrates was in use in the lower St Lawrence as early as 1632. Further
north, an English equivalent of trade communication known as “Home Guard” Ojibwa developed,
but it was the French derivative that pervaded and eventually evolved into the vernacular of
Canadians and métis at Red River by the 1830s. This new language now known as Michif is a
combination of French and Ojibwa and “most certainly transported from the Great Lakes region as
the trade shifted westward” (ibid.:179)"

PRAXIS Research Associates, 1999: Historic Métis in Ontario - Wawa Page 2 7

http://www.metisnation.org/media/141020/ontario%20report%20-%20michipicoten.pdf

Referring to metis-PRAXIS Research Associates, 1999: Historic Métis in Ontario - Wawa,(page 2 4)




R E S E A R C H    R E P O R T:
HISTORIC  MÉTIS IN  ONTARIO:
WAWA and ENVIRONS
FOR
THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO
NAT IVE AFFAIRS UNIT
300 Water Street
P.O. Box 7000
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8M5
August 12, 1999

Excerpt from Page 24

"Peterson (1985:39) asserts that the distinctiveness of métis in Great Lakes area was fully
apparent to outsiders by the early decades of the 1800s when racial terms began to be used in
classifying Indians from half-breeds or métis. Van Kirk (1980:95-6) reports that ca. 1800, a NWC
policy of supporting servants’ families coupled with the emergence of a body of “freemen”, resulted
in the progeny of Nor’Westers being recognized at an early stage as a group distinct from the Indians.
They were known as “métis” or “bois brulés” and by far the largest number of them were
descendants of the French-Canadian engagés and their Indian wives. According to Gorham (ibid.:40-
41), it was not until the 1820s that a few scattered references to half-breeds began to appear in the
writings of Catholic missionaries – one of whom writes of marriages of “Canadians or halfbreeds
to full blooded Indian women.” While indicating the existence of a separate ethnic category for
mixed bloods, this quote also raises the issue of the ambiguous use of the word “Canadian” to refer
to métis, a methodological problem raised also by Giraud (1986). Giraud emphasizes that the context
in which the word is used in historical documents from this time period is key to determining to
whom the name ‘Canadian’ or canadien is referring. In many cases the name is applied to employees
of the North West Company. Giraud’s “Canadian Métis” refers to NWC mixed-blood individuals
and families, in contrast to those attached to the Hudsons Bay Company whom he labels “Scottish
half-breeds (ibid.:346-347)"
Full report-http://www.metisnation.org/media/141020/ontario%20report%20-%20michipicoten.pdf

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

The assemblage of Indian warriors and headmen that met with Anthony Wayne on the sixteenth of June, and[Pg 241]continued in session until the tenth day of August, 1795, was the most noted ever held in America


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The first to come to Greenville to consult with Wayne, were the Wyandots of Sandusky. "He told them he pitied them for their folly in listening to the British, who were very glad to urge them to fight and to give them ammunition, but who had neither the power nor the inclination to help them when the time of trial came; that hitherto the Indians had felt only the weight of his little finger, but that he would surely destroy all the tribes in the near future if they did not make peace." During the winter of 1794-1795 parties of Wyandots, Ottawas, Chippewas, Potawatomi, Sacs, Miamis, Delawares and Shawnees came in, and on February 11th, 1795, the preliminaries of a treaty were agreed upon between the Shawnees, Delawares and Miamis, and the Americans. Arrangements were also made for a grand council with all the Indian nations at Fort Greenville, on or about the fifteenth of the ensuing June.
From an old painting by one of Wayne's staff. By Courtesy The Chicago Historical Society
General Anthony Wayne and Little Turtle at Greenville.ToList
The assemblage of Indian warriors and headmen that met with Anthony Wayne on the sixteenth of June, and[Pg 241]continued in session until the tenth day of August, 1795, was the most noted ever held in America. Present, were one hundred and eighty Wyandots, three hundred and eighty-one Delawares, one hundred and forty-three Shawnees, forty-five Ottawas, forty-six Chippewas, two hundred and forty Potawatomi, seventy-three Miamis and Eel Rivers, twelve Weas and Piankeshaws, and ten Kickapoos and Kaskaskias, in all eleven hundred and thirty savages. Among the renowned fighting men and chiefs present, was Tarhe, of the Wyandots, known as "The Crane," who had fought under the Cornstalk at Point Pleasant, and who had been badly wounded at the battle of Fallen Timbers. He now exercised a mighty influence for peace and remained the firm friend of the United States. Of the Miamis, the foremost was the Little Turtle, who was probably the greatest warrior and Indian diplomat of his day or time. He had defeated Harmar and destroyed St. Clair, but he now stood for an amicable adjustment. Next to Little Turtle was LeGris. Of the Shawnees, there were Blue Jacket and Catahecassa, or the Black Hoof. The latter chieftain had been present at Braddock's defeat in 1775, had fought against General Andrew Lewis at Point Pleasant in 1774, and was an active leader of the Shawnees at the battles with Harmar and St. Clair. Blue Jacket had been the principal commander of the Indian forces at Fallen Timbers. Buckongahelas, of the Delawares, Au-goosh-away, of the Ottawas, Mash-i-pinash-i-wish, of the Chippewas, Keesass and Topenebee, of the Potawatomi, Little Beaver, of the Weas, and many other distinguished Indian leaders were among the hosts. The chief interpreters were William Wells, [Pg 242]Jacques Laselle, M. Morins, Sans Crainte-(John Baptest is my ancestor, he was an interpreter for Clark, his wife was raised by her fathers second wife and Indian and Sans Crainte lived and traded among the Indians on the Huron and Coast of the Pottawatomie. his son fought with the Indian and was captured at sackville along with Pontiac son and his life was save by the intersection of his fathers musket. Some of the others were not so lucky and were butcherd with hatchets at the gates of the camp after they had surrendered-(Kevin Lajiness)), Christopher Miller, Abraham Williams and Isaac Zane.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Echo Maker by Kevin Lajiness

Echo Maker

by Kevin Lajiness



Song Lyrics








We are the great river children of them that forged a bond 
And we are the bond for our future 
Our fathers like crane and echo maker 
Brought peace and prosperity trade throughout the territory 
With their alliance our fathers new honor and wisdom 
And humbled themselves to bring order through the great creator 
You can here the rhythm of the men threw the songs that they 
Sing as they carry their furs down the river 
It was haunty but inviting and the bond brought forth a new nation 
That spread across a continent but all that brings war 
Nearly destroyed the new nation and the conflict changed it forever 
But it survived even today it thrives but lacks spirituality 
And its identity and I pray for it now to rise up again and bring the bonds 
that were made once back together so that we can be a family once more
 amen We are the great river children of them that forged a bond 
And we are the bond for our future 
Our fathers like crane and echo maker 
Brought peace and prosperity trade throughout the territory 
With their alliance our fathers new honor and wisdom 
And humbled themselves to bring order through the great creator 
You can here the rhythm of the men threw the songs that they 
Sing as they carry their furs down the river 
It was haunty but inviting and the bond brought forth a new nation 
That spread across a continent but all that brings war 
Nearly destroyed the new nation and the conflict changed it forever 
But it survived even today it thrives but lacks spirituality 
And its identity and I pray for it now to rise up again and bring the bonds 
that were made once back together so that we can be a 
family once more amen

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Interpreter by Kevin Lajiness



Walked the WalkSong Artwork

We gather round all my children 
We started from Ponchartrain three days ago 
SanCrainte’s got a place on the Huron 
Mmichilimac is the last outpost from there 
Hudson Bay and the northern lights 
Hey there Indian interpreter is setting traps a lonely life 
But the beauty in the north is unmatched in civilization 
With the Money Traders our there own Men 
But they call us half breads we don’t fit in 
The settlers are flooding the Ohio 
I can see my days are numbered in this land 
A hundred years have passed since our fathers 
Indian interpreters ever one, 
We go where no Man has gone 
And we did it without a gun 

Free Falcon Ride by Kevin Lajiness


Free Falcon Ride

by Kevin Lajiness



                                                                                                I was a free bird  Like a Indian riding the waves of the wind I could free myself of all worldly possessions I felt at one with the universe And I could fly                                                                           

as high as the mountains “again and again 
I want to be a free again and again the waves of the wind 
Like and Indian again and again I could free Like and Indian 
riding the waves of the wind I could free myself I could free myself” 
When I was young tall and strong I was a free bird 
When I was young tall and strong I was a free bird 
Like a Indian riding the waves of the wind 
I could free myself of all worldly possessions I felt at one with the universe 
And I could fly as high as the mountains I want to be a free bird again 
I want to be riding wave on the wind like a falcon across the meadows 
If it’s the last thing I do on this planet I’m going to free myself 
Of all that weighs me down and take some advice from an elder 
And go out ridding waves And go out ridding waves on the wind 
with a falcon again and again 
And go out ridding waves on the wind with a falcon again and again 
Like and Indian riding the waves of the wind I could free myself 
And go out ridding waves on the wind with a falcon again and again 
And go out ridding waves on the wind with a falcon again and again 
Like and Indian riding the waves of the wind I could free myself 
I could free myselfWhen I was young tall and strong I was a free bird 
When I was young tall and strong I was a free bird 
Like a Indian riding the waves of the wind 
I could free myself of all worldly possessions I felt at one with the universe 
And I could fly as high as the mountains I want to be a free bird again 
I want to be riding wave on the wind like a falcon across the meadows 
If it’s the last thing I do on this planet I’m going to free myself 
Of all that weighs me down and take some advice from an elder 

And go out ridding waves

I Can See Right Through You by Kevin Lajiness


Now you think I don’t know what you’re up to but I do 
I can see right through you your trying to muddy your bloody water 
With your minutia I’m not buying it all you want is the land 
So you can get more ear marks to develop it 
Your kinds been doing it for centuries why don’t you just leave 
The land alone you muddy your bloody waters with your lies 
I know what you do and I’m going to stop you in your tracks 
Now you think I don’t know what you’re up to but I do 
I can see right through you your trying to muddy your bloody water 
With your minutia I’m not buying it all you want is the land 
So you can get more ear marks to develop it 
Your kinds been doing it for centuries why don’t you just leave 
The land alone you muddy your bloody waters with your lies 
I know what you do and I’m going to stop you in your tracks 
You muddy your bloody waters with your lies 
I know what you do                                                                                                               and I’m going to stop you in your tracks 






Tuesday, February 1, 2011

"Take A Closer Look at the World" Kevin Lajiness

Take a closer look at the world around you and you will look at things differently
Don’t put your head in the sand open you eye and look at the world around you
It’s fascinating the patterns of nature are the hand prints of God
if you want to follow his ways this will led you to them the farther down the path the more enlighten you are the landscape of God is not sterilized his creatures are abundant when we are kind to them
let the weeds and grasses grow they are medicines a purpose for all plants they work together as one Its time for man to join the kingdom Take a closer look at the world around you and you will look at things differently
Don’t put your head in the sand open up your eye and look at the world around you
It’s fascinating the patterns of nature are the hand prints of God
if you want to follow his ways they will led you to them the farther down the path the more enlighten you are the landscape of god is not sterilized his creatures are abundant when we are kind to it
the weeds and grasses are medicines let them grow a purpose for all plants they work together as one Its time for man to join the kingdom Take a closer look at the world around you and you will look at things differently
Don’t put your head in the sand open your eye and look at the world around you
It’s fascinating the patterns of nature are the hand prints of God
if you want to follow his ways this will led you to them the farther down the path the more enlighten you are the landscape of God is not sterilized his creatures are abundant when we are kind to them
Let the weeds and grasses grow they are medicines a purpose for all plants they work together as one it’s time for man to join the kingdom  "Take a Closer look at The World" play at Jango

"Arms Raised To The Sky" Kevin Lajiness


If you take a picture of me
I’m standing in a field with my arms
To the sky asking the lord
Why oh why cant man get it right some time
How can nature be in such harmony?
And we could careless for the land
Take down all the fences let the herds
Populate again
Standing in a field all day long
From sunrise to dawn with one eye
Perch on the sky just incase a bird flies by
Like the guy that drinks to much
Mans excesses will catch up
Drunk with power and corrupt
And wanting more
Destroying what god has giving us
In time a way of life that’s not in line
With the rest of the animals
In a field with my hands to the sky
Asking god why oh why with one eye perched to the sky
Just incase a bird flies by and if it be a hawk I tell
Myself this must be a sign
Or his way to remind
If you take a picture of me
I’m standing in a field with my arms
To the sky asking the lord
Why oh why cant man get it right some time
How can nature be in such harmony?
And we could careless for the land
Take down all the fences let the herds
Populate again
Standing in a field all day long
From sunrise to dawn with one eye
Perch on the sky just incase a bird flies by
Like the guy that drinks to much
Mans excesses will catch up
Drunk with power and corrupt
And wanting more
Destroying what god has giving us
In time a way of life that’s not in line
With the rest of the animals
In a field with my hands to the sky
Asking god why oh why with one eye perched to the sky
Just incase a bird flies by and if it be a hawk I tell
Myself this must be a sign
Or his way to remind

"Let my People Go" Kevin Lajiness


Let my people go let my people go let my people go
You have enslaved them you work from dawn to dust
And you never get ahead let my people go used to be you
Could do better than your father it just aint so it just aint so
There’s a bounty on your head called a mortgage
Now I’m telling you the river will turn red
I’ll bring famine and pestilence the locus will be feed
And if that don’t work your first born will die cause
you’re killing them too
Let my people go let my people go your killing them
You’re killing them by taxing them to death and you’ll
Bury them in bureaucracy when does the story end

"I'm a Eagle Soaring" Kevin Lajiness



Deep down inside I want to come to full consciousness
I’m an eagle soaring out of sight take me higher and higher
And higher I want to know the truth if searching is to find
I look under every rock I can and to clear my mind
So that thoughts might flow without apprehension
I’m an Eagle soaring out of sight take me higher and higher
And higher I welcome divine inspiration
I get excited with the notion of a new idea
That was molded from the hand print s of god
I’m an eagle soaring out of sight take me higher and higher
And higher Rain down on me rain down on me
 Touch me to my very soul take me higher and higher
 And higher I’m a eagle souring out of sight
 I’m a eagle souring out of sight take me higher and higher
 And higher Let me reach deep down inside
 I want to come to full consciousness I want to know the truth
 If searching is to find I look under every rock I can
 And to clear my mind so that thoughts might flow without
 Apprehension I’m an Eagle soaring out of sight take me higher
 And higher and higher I welcome divine inspiration I
 Get excited with the notion of a new idea that was molded
 From the hand prints of God I’m an eagle soaring out of sight
 Take me higher and higher and higher Rain down on me
 Rain down on me touch me to my very soul
 Take me higher and higher and higher I’m a eagle souring
 Out of sight take me higher and higher and higher
 I’m an eagle souring out of sight take me higher
 And higher and higher and higher

"Algonquin Genocide" Kevin Lajiness

Algonquin Genocide Play at Jango (The Genocide)
With a tear running down my face spread to the wind
Spread to the wind my brothers we are all kin
I know someday I’ll be called away
To the land where my fathers cried
It’s not hard to see why they left
Many had died in the genocide and the ones that survived
Kept the legend alive so that we may find ourselves
In the time that we are to be justified
I’ll don’t know what I’ll do but maybe I already have
For in this song I tell you the coming of it Man
This is what I understand I am not an authority
But believe what’s in you heart and maybe it will be

"Hey hey" Kevin Lajiness

 Play "Hey Hey" at Jango
Hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey, hey, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey,
 Hey, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey I come I come a long long way
 Hey hey, hey, hey hey hey hey I come I come a long long way
 Hey hey hey hey hey it was a up hill clime from the day I was born
 It’s all a gamble along the way you take you chances and you role
 You have to find out who you are and make a stand
When you come to full consciousness you say here I am
 I made it through by the grace of god I want to reach for a higher power
 I want to see all there is to see spirit come into me
Hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey, I come I come a long long way hey hey, hey, hey hey hey hey I come I come a long long way hey hey hey hey it was a up hill clime
From the day I was born it’s all a gamble along the way
You take you chances and you role you have to find out who you are
And make a stand when you come to full consciousness you say here I am
I made it through by the grace of god I want to reach for a higher power
I want to see all there is to see spirit come into me
Hey, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey I come I come a long long way
Hey hey, hey hey hey hey hey I come

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Click to play Kevin Lajiness "Beckoning Call" Christmas CD

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 Beckoning Call - Kevin Lajiness
 Can I Get A Witness - Kevin Lajiness
 Owwowwoww - Kevin Lajiness
 I Walked The Walk In Front Of Me - Kevin Lajiness
 I'm Standing In Front of You - Kevin Lajiness
 Hey hey - Kevin Lajiness
 Oh Jesus The Man's Man - Kevin Lajiness
 Oh Whats Wrong With Me - Kevin Lajiness
 The Changes Of Time - Kevin Lajiness
 I Kiss The Earth - Kevin Lajiness
 Blow Me Down - Kevin Lajiness
 I Can See Right Through You - Kevin Lajiness
 The Power - Kevin Lajiness
 What's it Gona Take - Kevin Lajiness