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The Ottawa First Book contains lessons for those seeking to learn the Ottawa language. It also contains portions of the gospel of Luke and the laws of the Ottawa Indians. The laws begin on page 102. One page in English and the other in the Ottawa language. The book was published by Jotham Meeker, a Baptist missionary. Pages 56-57 are stuck together.
Creator: Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
Date: 1850
Item Number: 221212
Call Number: CK 970.7 M47o
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 221212
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Missionaries
Collections - Library
Community Life - Religion - Christianity
Date - 1850s - 1850
Education - Native Americans
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book
People - American Indians - Tribes - Ottawa
People - Notable Kansans - Meeker, Jotham, 1804-1855
Places - Cities and towns - Ottawa
Places - Counties - Franklin
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
Type of Material - Printed materials - Books
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