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Name	DeCoteau, Bazil
Othernames	Basil DeCoteau Chief DeCoteau Chief Dakota
Born	3/6/1885
Birthplace	Roys Point Redcliff Reservation, WI
Deceased	6/22/1973
Deceased where	Ashland, WI
Spouse	Minnie Cooper , Margaret Denny, Clara Blackbird DeCoteau
Children	With Minnie: Geraldine DeCoteau Harvey Harry DeCoteau Simon DeCoteau Muriel DeCoteau Erb Elizabeth "Libby" DeCoteau Martin Possibly with Maragret Schurrette Denny: Earl Denny aka Earl DeCoteau
Education	1902 was attending an Indian boarding school in Kansas
Occupation	fishing guide railroad employee
Places of residence	Odanah, WI Ashland, WI Manitowish Waters, WI

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1. Famous fishing guide Chief Basil DeCoteau (Dakota) in Look magazine. June 1950 - The magazine did a section titled "Wisconsin Wonderland" featuring Vilas & Oneida County. They have misspelled "DeCoteau", "Spider Lake" refers to the name of the town before renamed Manitowish Waters. DeCoteau is Native American from the Bad River Chippewa tribe in Odanah, WI and was a famous guide in the Manitowish Waters area.

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2. Merle "Puggy" and Evelyn Peterson and friends in Cabin #4 at their Lor-Wood Resort on Stone Lake. ca 1957-1964 - From L to R: Oscar & Eunice Nottastad, Merle and Evelyn Peterson, Fishing guide Howard "Pop" Dean and wife, and Chief Basil DeCoteau (Dakota) and wife Clara.

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3. Newspaper articles referencing famous fishing guide Bazil DeCoteau. 1923 and 1950

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4. Newspaper clippings referencing Bazil (Basil) DeCoteau, a famous Ojibwe fishing guide in the Manitowish Waters area. 1936-2006 - DeCoteau was born in Red Cliff, WI but called Odanah, WI home for many years. The articles (with some confusing dates and names) detail his marriages to Minnie, with whom he had 5 children, Margaret Denny, and Clara Blackbird. Minnie and his children lived in Oneida, WI. DeCoteau may be the father of Earl Denny DeCoteau (see attached Oneida Tribal committee minutes page 2). Obituaries for Bazil, Minnie and their first daughter Geraldine DeCoteau Harvey are included.

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5. Three newspaper articles discussing the great muskie and walleye pike fishing in the Manitowish waters area and the comfortable accommodations at Red Feather Camp. 1923-1928 - The articles relate how easy it is to access all the lakes on the chain and below the dam. Included a 1926 map showing Nichol's Red Feather Camp.

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