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''Ozaawindib'' ("Yellow Head" in English, recorded variously as Oza Windib, O-zaw-wen-dib, O-zaw-wan-dib, Ozawondib, etc.) was an Ojibwa warrior who lived in the early 19th century and was described as an ''ayekwe'' ("agokwa" in literature)—what a modern Ojibwe would describe as a ''niizh manidoowag'' (two-spirit). ''Wiishkobak'' ("Sweet" or "''Le Sucre''", recorded as "Wesh-ko-bug"), a chief of the Leech Lake Pillagers〔''Letters'', 2:241〕 was ''Ozaawindibs father. As an ''ayekwe'', John Tanner described ''Ozaawindib'' as "This man was one of those who make themselves women, and are called women by the Indians."〔''Captivity'', p. 89〕 Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, who knew ''Ozaawindib'' personally, reports that ''Ozaawindib'' was very courageous in battle. Schoolcraft also reports ''Ozaawindib'' was a principal Pillager Chippewa for the Cass Lake Band.〔''Narrative'', p. 20〕 He also states: When Tanner encamped on Red River of the North, he reports that he was the subject of interest of ''Ozaawindib'', who at that time was about 50 years old and already had several husbands. Tanner reported that after rejecting repeated advances by ''Ozaawindib'', ''Ozaawindib'' was still determined to win Tanner's heart. ''Ozaawindib'' disappeared for a few days and returned to camp with much needed fresh meat. However, even after bringing much needed fresh meat to the camp, ''Ozaawindib'' was still rejected by Tanner. ''Ozaawindib'' became the third wife of Chief ''Wenji-dotaagan''〔''Wenji-dotaagan'' (recorded as Wa-ge-to-tah-gun or "That Has a Bell") often he went by ''Wenji-dot'' (recorded as "Wa-ge-tote")〕 as the solution to ''Ozaawindibs courtship efforts toward Tanner.〔''Captivity'', pp. 90-91〕 Alexander Henry the younger reported from his Pembina Post in 1897 that when ''Ozaawindib'' was drunk, "he was not merely a nuisance but a bothersome man."〔''New Light'', p. 164〕 ''Ozaawindib'' is remembered in place names such as Lake Plantagenet (''Ozaawindibe-zaaga'igan'') and Schoolcraft River (''Ozaawindibe-ziibi'') in the Anishinaabe language,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary )〕 and as Yellow Head Point of Lake Itasca in English. ==References== 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「Ozaawindib」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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