Matonabbee
Sign in to saveMatonabbee (–1782) was a Chipewyan hunter and leader. He was also a trader and a Chipewyan representative at the Prince of Wales Fort. He travelled with Chief Akaitcho's older brother, Keskarrah. After his father died, Matonabbee spent some time living at Prince of Wales Fort where he learned to speak English.
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Vinony files it under 1730s births, 1782 deaths and 18th-century indigenous people of the Americas.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Prince of Wales Fort
- Occupation
- explorer
- Position held
- Indian Agent
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- date of death
- 1782-08-00
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- date of birth
- 1738-00-00
- birth name
- Matonabbee
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Matonabbee (–1782) was a Chipewyan hunter and leader. He was also a trader and a Chipewyan representative at the Prince of Wales Fort. He travelled with Chief Akaitcho's older brother, Keskarrah. After his father died, Matonabbee spent some time living at Prince of Wales Fort where he learned to speak English.
He acted as a guide for Samuel Hearne during his exploration from 1770 to 1772, together they travelled more than . On July 14, 1771, while on an Arctic overland journey, he, his followers, and a group of Yellowknives, Dene Suline, also known as Chepewyan, who had joined them at Clowey Lake, massacred a group of over 20 unsuspecting Inuinnait, also known as Copper Inuit; this would be known as the Bloody Falls massacre.
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