Indian Trader and Interpreter

Oh Canada whatever be thy name no matter I use your present name for your nation pride and I'm not worthy to speak of your ancient times for your labor pains were shared by the USA and the children born of your people spread your seed in the heart of America Oh Canada please forgive me I am a child of both sides but my true allegiance is to my native father over land or by sea I will come to much to much my lady I just can't get enough like romancing a stone Oh Canada Land where my fathers died Can you hear them can you hear their Metis cry Oh Canada whatever be thy name no matter I use your present name for your nation pride and I'm not worthy to speak of ancient times for your labor pains were shared by the USA and the children born of your people spread your seed in the heart of America Oh Canada please forgive me I am a child of both sides but my true allegiance is to my native fathers

    Of Paxton Township in the County of Lancaster To Detroit Fur Traders and Metis involved in Final Peace with Indian Nations, with interesting Family connections to the history. Livers with the Indians before the American Revolution    Alexander McKenzie employed in the Indian Department as Interpreter and Messenger to the Pottawatomies of St Joseph's and the Neighbouring Villages, Having left Detroit where I found Pepan and Baptiste SansCrainte inhabitants of the settlement of Detroit they informed me they had just arrived from Fort Wayne and that the only News there was the intention of the American Army to come to Detroit on the Opening of the Navigation in the spring I prevailed on those two to come with me to Kekalamasoe Burrell's where I met an Indian Chief of the Chippewas called the Bad Bird he had been at Fort Greenville and returned hither with Pepan and Sanscrainte His information to me was that Williams and Zeans with a few Wyandot from Sandusky were with G

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