McDougall, John

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McDougall, Mak Doo gal, John 1842- , a Canadian missionary and author, born in Ontario and educated at Victoria University. Raised among the Indians of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior, he spoke Indian before he learned English. In 1860 he moved to the North West Territories, where he successively taught school, was an interpreter, and entered the Methodist ministry, thereafter spending many years among the Indians. He has written and lectured extensively on topics pertaining to frontier life and the Western Indians.