Henry Bird Steinhauer
Henry Bird Steinhauer | |
|---|---|
c/o Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta | |
| Born | Sowengisik 1820 |
| Died | December 29, 1884 (aged 64) Whitefish Lake, Northwest Territory, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Upper Canada Academy |
| Occupation | Clergyman |
| Spouse |
Jessie Joyful (Seeseeb Mamanuwartum)
(m. 1840) |
| Children | 10 |
Sowengisik (1820–1884), later Henry Bird Steinhauer, upon adoption into a German-Canadian family, was an Ojibwe translator, missionary, clergyman of the Methodist Church, and by means of his assimilation into Western Canadian society, became of the first First Nations persons to achieve collegiate credentials at a Canadian institution.