Madeline Cadotte

Madeline Cadotte (c. 1760 or 1770- between 1852 to 1860) was an Ojibwe woman of the ajijaak dodem.

She was the eldest daughter of chief Waubujejack. After marrying fur trader Michel Cadotte according to Ojibwe tradition, she went along with her husband's expeditions and used her lineage to help form vital partnerships with the indigenous peoples in the area. Around the start of the 19th century, she and her husband would build a permanent home on Madeline Island, where she would become a powerful figure in the area.

Michel and Madeline were married a second time under the customs of the Catholic Church, she was baptized on the same day and given her European name. Close to the end of her life she was interviewed by her grandson William Whipple Warren when he was writing about the history of the Ojibwe.

She has been regarded as a prominent figure to the history of the Apostle Islands. Madeline island, among other places in Wisconsin, is named after her.