Emily Martin (Garrett) was born to a pioneering farm family near Belmont, Manitoba July 7, 1902. Her early schooling took place in Belmont and nearby Baldur, and, she attended Normal School in Brandon. Emily took classes toward her B.A. at Wesley College, in Winnipeg, the former Methodist school but she graduated from the two year […]
Northern Indian Elders’ Conference 1972
In 1972, a Conference of Elders from northern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario, sponsored by the Conference of Manitoba, was held in Norway House, Manitoba. In the words of a participant, “It was one of the most important Elders’ Conferences ever held in the North, because it was at that meeting that it was decided to […]
Viola Daly Fonds Photos
Viola Daly, born in 1901, was a United Church of Canada Deaconess and served as a Missionary/Teacher under the Board of Home Missions at: Caughnawaga Day School, near Montreal (now called Kahnawake) from 1932 to 1937 and then from 1943 to 1950; Indian Residential School, Brandon, Manitoba from 1937 to 1942; Skidegate Indian Reserve and […]