joseph n Bourassa , his parents were fur traders . part french and part potawatomi,, joseph went west 1837 with chief kee wau nay,in the group led by george Proffit. his parents and family incuding his little brother daniel went west on the trail of death in 1838,his brother jude went west in 1840. in 1826 joseph n bourassa and jude accompanied rev. issac mc coy from niles mich. to hamilton,new york,where they attended the baptist theological institution in 1831-32 they attended choctaw academy at white sulphur springs kentucky. there they took part in the debating sociery and the lycurgus court. and learned to handle conflict according to white mans law, this served them well as leaders of the potawatomi when they lived in kansas. joseph n bourassa led a group of potawatomi who proved the white trader joseph clymer jr and the indian agent anthony l davis, were cheating and got them fired by the goverment, this was an unusual accomplishment, because most whites were never re! primanded.joseph bourassa seved as tribal interpreter for many years and was prominent in tribal affairs, jude was an inn kepper,became wealthy and had the first piano in kansas,according to letters of william h hutter,first gov, of kansas in 1854 hutter was impressed with judes comfortable house, fine furniture and delicious food,judes daughters played the piano to entertain guests at the inn.joseph bourassa was sketiched by george winter, both as an individual portrait and in the treaty scene at lake kee-wau-nay in fulton county, he was interviewed by dr lyman draper, whose collection of 5000 note books are in the university of wisc. joseph bourassa was the oldest son of daniel II. he died in 1877 and is buried at willard,kansas, more later. hope this helps.