Keeseekoowenin [SEP] place of birth
Keeseekoowenin
Keeseekoowenin (c. 1818-10 April 1906) was a First Nations leader during the period when Canada was expanding into the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Origins.
Keeseekoowenin was born around 1818 in the Bow River area of what is now the province of Alberta.
His father was Chief Okanase, meaning "Little Bone", also known as Michael Cardinal, of the Saulteaux branch of the Ojibwe people. His father's band were fur traders who had drifted westwards from Quebec to the
or "Sep" which means profit or treasure, to symbolize by the small basket in which one sold in detail. "Pefuhssap" or "Pefuhssep" means "those who have discovered that profit (treasure) is in retail".
It is nevertheless noted that the two sources of information on the origin of the name Bafoussam are not contradictory and it is safe to say that the Bafoussam left their place of residence from the Tikar plain with their name since they already practiced retail trade with small baskets.
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