Waterhen Reserve and Pine Creek Reserve, Manitoba
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Waterhen Reserve and Pine Creek Reserve, Manitoba
 CameronParenteau
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Posted: 18 Jul 2007 5:10AM GMT |
Classification: Query
Hi,
I have been doing some research to find out who the first main families of Waterhen Reserve(now known as Skownan First Nation) and Pine Creek First Nation. These are where my family lines come from.
Some of these are the Nahwahkeekapow. Nahwahkeeshikowenin, Nepinak, Napakisit, Wahkittacummekowenin, Boucher, Genaille, Gambler, Bone, Ferland, Delaronde, St Paul, Pelletier, Oosahwahququinyash, Oskinawens, Chartrand, Parenteau, Aneechin, McKay, Abigosis, Richard, Pangman.
When the Church came into these reserves in the late 1800's they began to anglicize the names. So Nahwahkeekapow became Gabriel. Oosahwahququinyash became known as Pelletier. Otayatch became known as McKay. Nahwahkeesikoweenin became known as Nepinak or Gabriel. Etc.
So if you find any of these names in your family trees, with similar spellings, than you know where those people probably came from. It is hard work, and I am trying to find the Indian Reserve of Waterhen on the 1901 Census with no success. I even checked the census reels of T-6554 and T-6555, which contained a lot of the Indian Agencies. But couldn't find the Manitowapah Indian Agency.
Cameron Parenteau-Longo
I have been doing some research to find out who the first main families of Waterhen Reserve(now known as Skownan First Nation) and Pine Creek First Nation. These are where my family lines come from.
Some of these are the Nahwahkeekapow. Nahwahkeeshikowenin, Nepinak, Napakisit, Wahkittacummekowenin, Boucher, Genaille, Gambler, Bone, Ferland, Delaronde, St Paul, Pelletier, Oosahwahququinyash, Oskinawens, Chartrand, Parenteau, Aneechin, McKay, Abigosis, Richard, Pangman.
When the Church came into these reserves in the late 1800's they began to anglicize the names. So Nahwahkeekapow became Gabriel. Oosahwahququinyash became known as Pelletier. Otayatch became known as McKay. Nahwahkeesikoweenin became known as Nepinak or Gabriel. Etc.
So if you find any of these names in your family trees, with similar spellings, than you know where those people probably came from. It is hard work, and I am trying to find the Indian Reserve of Waterhen on the 1901 Census with no success. I even checked the census reels of T-6554 and T-6555, which contained a lot of the Indian Agencies. But couldn't find the Manitowapah Indian Agency.
Cameron Parenteau-Longo