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Kainwaybekis

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
ErasIndigenous eraEarly American era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1836
Work
Treaty schedule recipient
Eras
Indigenous eraEarly American era
Concepts
anishinaabe-odawagovernancetreaty-rightshistoriography
Within
Beaver Island archipelago

Summary

Kainwaybekis is named in the third-class schedule attached to the 1836 Treaty of Washington as a person “of Beaver islands” entitled to $100. This record preserves that precise treaty attestation and spelling.

Evidence and limits

The schedule does not say that Kainwaybekis signed, negotiated, or attended the treaty, and it supplies no biography, title, kinship, residence, community self-description, or later history. “Treaty schedule recipient” is a descriptive source role, not a claim of political office or modern affiliation.

See also

Sources

  1. The schedule lists “Kainwaybekis ... of Beaver islands” in its third class of persons entitled to $100. It does not call Kainwaybekis a chief or signatory, establish attendance at the signing, provide a lifespan, identify a family, or connect the person to a present-day community or government.
    web · treaty_1836_washington

Added 2 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Kainwaybekis”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/kainwaybekis-treaty-schedule-1836/, accessed [date], citing Treaty with the Ottawa, etc., 28 March 1836, 7 Stat. 491, schedule referred to in Article Tenth..

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