▁to ▁dis sem inate ▁Christian ▁belief s ▁to ▁Ab original ▁people ▁position ed ▁B ira ban ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁by ▁Th rel k eld ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁teacher , ▁yet ▁this ▁plan ▁was ▁abandoned ▁as ▁Th rel k eld ▁felt ▁B ira ban ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁bapt ised ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁preference ▁for ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁the ▁value ▁B ira ban ’ s ▁translation ▁work ▁was ▁widely ▁acknowled ged . ▁Governor ▁Sir ▁Ralph ▁Dar ling ▁gift ed ▁to ▁B ira ban ▁a ▁br ass ▁plate ▁with ▁the ▁ins cription : ▁‘ Bar aban , ▁or ▁Mac g il , ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Tri be ▁at ▁Bart ab ah , ▁on ▁Lake ▁Mac qu arie : ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁his ▁assistance ▁in ▁reducing ▁his ▁Native ▁T ong ue ▁to ▁a ▁written ▁language .’ ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁B ira ban ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁transl ations ▁with ▁Th rel k eld . ▁Yet , ▁despite ▁being ▁fl uent ▁in ▁English , ▁B ira ban ’ s ▁non - Christ ian ▁status ▁resulted ▁with ▁the ▁Court ▁dismiss ing ▁B ira ban ▁as ▁a ▁compet ent ▁witness . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁recognition ▁ ▁B ira ban ▁is ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁the ▁poem ▁The ▁E agle ▁Chief . ▁ ▁The ▁B ira ban ▁Public ▁School ▁in ▁Toronto ▁recogn ises ▁B ira ban ’ s ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁work ▁as ▁leader ▁and ▁lingu ist . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Can ber ra