Author Archives: Michael Wayne

DLA’UPAC. (fl. c. 1800s). Walula. An early prophet in the Columbia Plateau region who lived near pre­sent-day Pasco, Washington.  The prophet was be­lieved to have lived before the later prophet smohalla, perhaps in the early 1800s. Dla’upac was said to … Continue reading →

MARQUETTE, JACQUES (1637-1675). French Jesuit missionary to Canada. Born in France, Mar­quette entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1654.  In 1665 he was assigned to go to Canada and arrived in 1666 in Quebec, where he studied Montagnais and other Indian … Continue reading →