and a common brotherhood cemented them all. But as soon as these vile drinks were introduced, dissipation commenced, and the ruin and downfall of a noble race has gone on — every year lessening their numbers. In 2018, Copway was designated a National Historic Person by the Canadian federal government (through the Minister of Environment & Climate Change). Selected bibliography The Life, History and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh (1847), available for download at University of Georgia The Traditional History and Characteristic Sketches of the Ojibway Nation (1850), available online at Internet Archive The Life, Letters, and Speeches of Kah-ge-ga-gah-Bowh, or G. Copway, a chief of the Ojibwa Nation (1850) Ojibwa Conquest (1850) Organization of a New Indian Territory, East of the Missouri River (1850) Running Sketches of Men and Places, in England, France, Germany, Belgium, and Scotland (1851), available online at Internet Archive Indian Life and Indian History (1860) References External links The life, history, and travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh (George Copway), a young Indian chief of the Ojebwa nation, a convert to the Christian faith, and a missionary to his people for twelve years; with a sketch of the present state of the Ojebwa nation, in regard to Christianity and their future prospects. Also an appeal; with all the names of the chiefs now living, who have been Christianized, and the missionaries now laboring among them. Written by himself. Publisher: Albany, Printed by Weed and Parsons, 1847, c1846, downloadable version at University of Georgia Library. "George Copway", Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online "George Copway", The Canadian Encyclopedia 1818 births 1869 deaths 19th-century First Nations writers Ojibwe people Converts to Methodism Canadian Methodist missionaries Methodist missionaries in Canada Methodist missionaries in the United States Native American temperance activists Mississauga people