Pelican) She-da-wish (Bad

Abt 1678 - Abt 1760  (82 years)

• Name	Pelican) She-da-wish (Bad
  Birth	Abt 1678	La Point, Madeline Island, or Racine, WI
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1760	Lac du Flambeau, Vilas, WI
  	One source indicates La Point, Madeline Island, Indian Territory, WI
  Notes	First Ojibway to pioneer to the headwaters of the Wisconsin River. He was chief of tribes at Trout Lake and Turtle Portage. Chief of Crane totem, Chippewa (Ojibway) nation. Born in the mid to late 1600's, Resided at La Point until the death of his father, KE-CHE-NE-ZUH-YAUH. Then he pioneered a band toward the headwaters of the Wisconsin River. And finally residing at Lac du Flambeau until his death. See History of the Ojibway People, by W W Warren, pp. 316-318. Shadawish was born about 1678. He was the son of Kechenezuhyauh Chippewa Chief. He was the first Ojibwe pioneer towards the headwaters of the Wisconsin River. Sources Warren, William Whipple. History of the Ojibways, Based Upon Traditions and Oral Statements. United States, Minnesota Historical Society, 1885. Page 192, 317-8 Warren, William Whipple. History of the Ojibway People. Edited and annotated, with and introduction by Theresa Schenck. United States, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009. Page 131-2, 224-5
  Person ID	I6361	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Brother) Ke-che-ne-zuh-yauh (My Great Elder,   b. Abt 1630, La Point, Madeline Island, Indian Territory, WI d. Abt 1700, La Point, Madeline Island, Indian Territory, WI (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F345610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Stone) Keesh-ke-mum (Sharpened,   b. Abt 1740, La Point, Madeline Island, Indian Territory, WI d. Abt 1827, Lac du Flambeau, Vilas, WI (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F345777	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026