Francis Assikinack
19th-century Ojibwe historian
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| Intro | 19th-century Ojibwe historian | |
| was | Historian | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1824 | |
| Death | 1 January 1863 (aged 39 years) |
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Francis Assikinack (1824 - 1863) was a 19th-century Ojibwe historian. Assikinack was born on Manitoulin Island. He was raised learning only Ojibwe and did not learn English until after enrolling at Upper Canada College in 1840. His father Jean-Baptiste Assiginack was a prominent leader of the Ojibwe.
Assikinack had tried to get approval to study medicine but the government did not support him in this course. Assikinack worked for the Canadian Indian department. For a time he taught school at Wikwemikong.
He wrote three essays on the customs and culture of the Ojibwe.