Matonabbee
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Matonabbee was an 18th-century Chipewyan (Dene) leader and guide best known for leading British explorer Samuel Hearne on his overland journey to the Arctic Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matonabbee canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chipewyan person
ⓘ
Dene leader ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Churchill River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Prince of Wales ⓘ Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ Samuel Hearne ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada East
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada (historical region)
|
| culture |
Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic
ⓘ
surface form:
Subarctic Indigenous peoples of Canada
|
| dateOfBirth | c. 1737 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1782 ⓘ |
| employer | Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Chipewyan people
ⓘ
surface form:
Chipewyan
Dene ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief guide on Samuel Hearne's expedition
ⓘ
diplomat between Indigenous groups and Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ interpreter for Samuel Hearne ⓘ |
| influenced |
European knowledge of overland routes to the Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Samuel Hearne's account of northern Canada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
guiding Samuel Hearne to the Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
leadership among the Chipewyan (Dene) ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Chipewyan
ⓘ
Cree ⓘ English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide by hanging ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
led overland route from Churchill to the Coppermine River
ⓘ
present at the massacre at Bloody Falls in 1771 ⓘ |
| notableWork | overland journey to the Arctic Ocean with Samuel Hearne ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
guide ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Samuel Hearne
ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Hearne's 1769–1772 expedition to the Arctic Ocean
|
| placeOfBirth | region around Churchill, present-day Manitoba, Canada ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Fort Prince of Wales, present-day Manitoba, Canada ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Hearne's book "A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean"
|
| reasonForDeath | despair after the fall of Fort Prince of Wales to the French in 1782 ⓘ |
| region |
Subarctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Subarctic Canada
|
| religion | traditional Dene beliefs ⓘ |
| residence |
Churchill River
ⓘ
surface form:
Churchill River region
area around Fort Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation |
Chipewyan people
ⓘ
surface form:
Chipewyan
|
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