Wawanosh, Sands, Mern Family fonds - Table of contents
This collection includes selected items from the Wawanosh, Sands, Mern Family fonds. The Wawanosh family were prominent members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, formerly named Chippewas of Sarnia reserve. Joshua Wawanosh (ca 1781-1871) served as hereditary chief for three terms, 1827-1844, 1848-1853 and 1868-1870. Joshua and Eliza Wawanosh had 5 children, David, Joseph, Thomas, William, and Elizabeth. David, Joseph, and Thomas died of tuberculosis. David Wawanosh served as hereditary chief between 1853 and 1867. William Wawanosh served as the first elected chief between 1874-1877 and 1899-1901.
The digitized collection includes selected Chippewas of Sarnia records and Wawanosh family correspondence in series 1 and 2.
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Table of Contents
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AFC 405-S1: Chippewas of Sarnia band records
- [Correspondence – Joshua Wawanosh, David Wawanosh]. 1835-1858, AFC 405-S1-F1
- [Correspondence – Joshua Wawanosh, David Wawanosh, and others]. 1860-1869, AFC 405-S1-F2
- [Correspondence, declarations, and other records]. 1881-1924, 1942, AFC 405-S1-F3
- [Petitions, land claims, map of lots sold, balance sheets and correspondence with the Indian Affairs Department and others]. 1856-1948, AFC 405-S1-F4
- Minutes of the Indian Council of the Sarnia Reserve. 1855-1858, AFC 405-S1-F9
- [Census – information about individuals, lots they occupy and their possessions]. 1869, AFC 405-S1-F11
- [William Wawanosh Notebook – accounts, copies of correspondence, clippings, and notes on Council business]. 1869-1878, AFC 405-S1-F12
- [Correspondence – Joshua Wawanosh, David Wawanosh, Julia Sands and David Sands]. 1840-1898, AFC 405-S2-F1
- [Correspondence – Elizabeth Wawanosh, Julia Sands, Agnes Sands, and others]. 1901-1909, AFC 405-S2-F2
- [Correspondence – Julia Sands, Agnes Sands]. 1910-1931, AFC 405-S2-F3
- [Correspondence – Phillip George]. 1932-1950, AFC 405-S2-F4
