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Thanadelthur

Dene peacemaker and interpreter · c. 1697-1717

Escaped captivity, walked out of the barrens to York Factory, and negotiated a peace that opened the northwest.

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Life story

1. c. 1697 · Dene territory, Saskatchewan
   Born into the Chipewyan Dene in the country west of Hudson Bay
2. Spring 1713 · near the Churchill River, Manitoba
   Captured in a Cree raid
3. November 1714 · York Factory, Manitoba
   Escaped and reached York Factory after a winter on the land
4. 1715-16 · Churchill, Manitoba
   Led a year-long peace mission of 150 people between Cree and Dene for the Hudson's Bay Company
5. February 5, 1717 · York Factory, Manitoba
   Died at York Factory; the governor wrote that she had a divine spirit

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Thanadelthur
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia