Charley Kawbawgam
Ojibwa Chief and Lake Superior Pioneer
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Book #2 in the Yooper Heroes Series
Charley Kawbawgam: Ojibwa Chief and Lake Superior Pioneer brings the extraordinary life of an Ojibwa chief to young listeners through the dramatic history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the 1800s. Born around 1816, Charley grows up as Americans arrive and begin transforming the region. After traveling to Canada, he returns to Michigan, marries Charlotte, and helps establish the community that becomes Marquette.
Charley's story introduces young listeners to Native American and Michigan history while exploring courage, resilience, friendship, leadership, and community.
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©2026 Tyler R. Tichelaar (P)2026 Tyler R. TichelaarReviews
"Charley Kawbawgam, the famous Ojibwa chief of Marquette, faced many struggles. Using unrivaled research, Tyler Tichelaar recounts his life like a feel-good action movie. The hero prevails, beats the mining company, conquers a blizzard, adopts small children, and makes great friends along the way. Tichelaar also explores the relationships between Native Americans in the Upper Peninsula and newly arriving colonists. He layers in key lessons about wars, treaties, payments, and the treatment of the Ojibwa. Charley Kawbawgam is a page-turner that will have young history lovers hiding beneath the covers with a flashlight, well past bedtime." -- Jennifer McGraw, Author of The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette's Many Graves
"Tichelaar compacts the history of colonizing a region into one person's life. The storytelling approach he lends makes this complex tale digestible and interesting. While following the chronicles of Charley's life, readers of all backgrounds learn how Great Lakes Indigenous history is a part of our living present." -- Betsy V. Rutz, Museum Educator, Marquette Regional History Center