Hi, Think the very first thing you need to determine the name of the reservation and begin you research there. Do you know that he was Chippewa and if so, how? My ties began in Canada with migration to Michigan. I am sure you will get better help from others and I wish you luck. One thing that hindered my search was that there was numerous spellings due to the fact that the name was spelling the way it sounded to whoever was recording the name. Betty