René Bourassa, Jr.

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Rene Bourassa dit LaRonde (1718-1792) was a hired man out of Montreal, Quebec from 1733 to 1735 for Michillimackinac, New France (Michigan), Lac Ouynipigon and Lac des Bois. He was a leader in the French force sent in 1733 to try to instigate war between the Dakota and the Ojibwa. Some believe that the Jesuits were behind this action. He established fort on Little Lake Vermillion (AB, Canada) in 1736. In 1735, he was captured by the Prairie Sioux near Lake of the Woods and was going to be burned at the stake to avenge an earlier attack. A female slave saved him, telling the Sioux that the people who attacked them were down the river. The Sioux released him and attacked and killed the party down the river that included La Verendrye's son, Jean Baptiste.

He was also known as "Chief Topinabee".