Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Canada
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Peter Jones 🇨🇦

Kahkewaquonaby (Sacred Waving Feathers) (Known as "Kahkewaquonaby")
Mississauga Ojibwe Chief, Methodist Minister, Translator and Indigenous Defender
Born Jan 01, 1802 🇨🇦 Burlington Heights (Ontario), Canada
Passed Away Jun 29, 1856 Brantford (Ontario), Canada
Lifespan 54 years old
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"To preach the gospel is also to demand justice for the original owners of this soil whose lands are taken without consent."

Archival Overview

Pioneering Mississauga Ojibwe chief, Methodist missionary, and author who translated biblical scriptures into Ojibwe and fought tirelessly in colonial London and Canada to secure legal land titles for First Nations.

Biographical Record

Son of a Welsh surveyor and an Ojibwe woman, Jones was raised traditionally before converting to Methodism in 1823. Recognizing literacy and legal standing as vital tools for Indigenous cultural survival, he became an ordained minister and translated the New Testament and traditional hymns into the Ojibwe language.

Jones crossed the Atlantic three times to meet British monarchs King William IV and Queen Victoria, presenting direct appeals against colonial land grabs and advocating for First Nations education, land patents, and agricultural autonomy.

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Final Resting Place

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Greenwood Cemetery
Brantford (Ontario), Canada
GPS: 43.1394, -80.2644
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