Wahbanosay

Wahbanosay's signature, from the text of the Toronto Purchase.

Wahbanosay (Waabanose in the Fiero spelling, Waubuno as spelt by Jones[1]) (fl. 1778 - d. 1806) was a Mississaugas chief of the Eagle doodem, in the Burlington, Ontario area. His Ojibwe name is translated as "Walks in the Dawn" or "Morning Light".[1]

Wahbanosay was the negotiator for the Mississaugas of the Gunshot treaty in 1783. He was also a signatory to land surrender #8 in 1797 of lands in the Burlington Heights area, the Toronto Purchase in 1805, and Surrender #14, which surrendered additional lands in the Burlington area in 1806.[2]

During the 1790s, Wahbanosay worked as a guide for Deputy Surveyor General Augustus Jones, who married his daughter Tuhbenahneequay. The couple had two children; John Jones and Peter Jones.[2]

References

1. Jones, Peter. History of the Ojebway Indians, with especial reference to their conversion to Christianity. London: A. W. Bennett, 1861. pp. 164.
2. "Deeds/Nations". London Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society. 1996.