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MISH-SHA-QUAT. THE CLEAR SKY. This is a distinguished chief of the
Chippevva tribe of Indians, of whose particular genealogy little is
known beyond the circle of his family tradition. His parentage
however was reputed to be noble, according to the ideas of nobility
entertained by the aborigines. His character was marked by bold and
daring features, calculated to commend him to the favor of his
people. His residence was at Rainy Lake, beyond Lake Superior, and
he attended the treaty at Fond du Lac, in the year 1827. At the
opening of the council, he presented himself with a British flag in
his hand, which Governor Cass immediately seized, and placed
beneath his feet, at the same time telling the chief, that an
American Council fire, was not the proper theatre on which to
exhibit the national banner of a foreign power. Mish-sha-quat
manifested much surprise and great astonishment at this act of the
commissioner. Apparently, however, unconscious of his error he
acquiesced in the act in silence, and no difficulty arose on that
account, and the business of the council uninterruptedly proceeded.
In the Indian character, there is on all occasions a constitutional
imperturbability of countenance, calculated to conceal the powerful
emotions that often agitate the feelings within. This is
accompanied with an air of calmness and composure, and associated
with a firmness and determination of purpose, that equally prepares
them for victory or defeat. It is the philosophy of the stoic,
copied into the life and actions of the Indians, enabling them to
bear prosperity with moderation, and adversity with fortitude. In
the presentation of the British flag, it was undoubtedly the
intention of Mish-sha-quat to intimidate the commissioners by
exhibiting the ensign evidence, of powerful for...
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