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Michel Cadotte (July 22, 1764 – July 8, 1837) (also spelled Michael, Cadott, Cadeau, and other variations) or (Ojibwe: Kechemeshane (or ''Gichi-miishen'' in the contemporary spelling) "Great Michel") was a Métis fur trader of Ojibwe and French-Canadian descent who dominated business in the area of the south shore of Lake Superior. He gained a strategic alliance through marriage to ''Ikwesewe'', the daughter of the head of the White Crane clan; men from this clan were the hereditary chiefs of the Lake Superior Ojibwe. Cadotte's trading post at La Pointe on Madeline Island was a critical center for the trade between the Lake Superior band and the British and United States trading companies. ==Early life and education== Cadotte was born July 22, 1764 as the second son to a French father and an Anishinaabe mother in present-day Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, then recently taken over by the British following the Seven Years' War. He had an older brother and grew up with his mother's Ojibwe people. His father, Jean Baptiste Cadotte Sr., became a fur trader for French and later British interests in and around the eastern end of Lake Superior. Michel's paternal grandfather, whose surname was Cadeau, had come to Lake Superior in the late 17th century on a French exploratory mission. Michel's mother was a member of the powerful ''Owaazsii'' (Bullhead) clan of the Anishinaabeg. She is frequently described in historic records as having high status in the region and as being an exceptionally kind person. She was a Roman Catholic convert whose French name was likely Marianne or Anastasia. His parents sent Michel and his brother John Baptiste Jr. to Montreal for their education in French Catholic schools.〔("Michel Cadotte" ), Wisconsin History〕 Cadotte Sr. pressed westward as a trader along the south shore of Lake Superior and set up a trading post on ''Mooningwanekaaning'' (Madeline Island), in Chequamegon Bay in modern-day Wisconsin. The traditional center of the Lake Superior Ojibwe, the island had previously had a French trading post. As Michel Cadotte reached adulthood, he frequently traveled west with his father and older brother Jean Baptiste Jr. (more often called John Baptiste Cadotte). Jean Baptiste Sr. retired in 1796 and left his holdings to his sons. John Baptiste Jr. explored westward to Fond du Lac and later to Red Lake in present-day Minnesota. Michel Cadotte settled at La Pointe. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michel Cadotte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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