Ohsweken Genealogy Society

What a wonderful meeting we had today, and a great presentation by Laura from the Survivor’s Secretariat. We all learned so much about tracking down our lost ancestors who went to the Mohawk Institute. For those who are still seeking their relatives, and the much needed healing that goes along with it, they are a wonderful resource if anyone wishes to reach out to them. We look forward to bringing them back again to help those who still have so many questions to be answered.

We will be having a speaker at our next meeting, Oct 19, from the Survivors Secretariat. The Survivors Secretariat is a survivor-led group leading ground-research efforts at the former residential school. Imagine a community archive and database with the face and name of every child who attended the former Mohawk Residential School, and what happened to them, along with other details. The Survivors Secretariat are working to make that a reality. They will be explaining what they are doing, and what services they have to offer. It will be most interesting.

Docuseries based on the book “The Knowing” coming out on September 25

Tanya Talaga explores her family history in new CBC documentary Tanya Talaga's docuseries The Knowing follows her family's eight-decade search for family matriarch Annie Carpenter, revealing a story deeply intertwined with Canada’s residential school system. You can see it Wednesday on CBC and CBC Gem.

This coming Saturday, Sept 21st , is our first genealogy and potluck meeting after summer break (1-4pm at the Dajoh). We will be talking about sources of information for your genealogy search and how to use them. Our elders will be ready with their knowledge to help those that they can. Looking forward to seeing everyone then.

https://www.tvo.org/video/history-family-and-the-legacy-of-residential-schools

History, Family, and the Legacy of Residential Schools | TVO Today Tanya Talaga discusses her new book, "The Knowing," in which she retells Canadian history from an Indigenous lens and looks for her lost relatives.

Summer is fast coming to an end….too fast. We will be starting up our meetings again in September; however, due to booking conflictions at the Dajoh, our first meeting will be later in the month. It will be on Saturday, Sept 21, 1-4 at the Dajoh. I look forward to seeing everyone then.

The 37th Annual Tyendinaga Traditional Pow Wow is coming up on August 10-11 in Tsi Tkerhetoton Park. Planning to attend? The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte have provided some information about what a Pow Wow is and things to keep in mind to be respectful and make the most of your time there.

➡️ https://bayofquinte.ca/tyendinaga-traditional-pow-wow-everything-you-need-to-know-before-attending/

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Embrace your non-indigenous side. Be proud of who you are. Sorry for all the pictures but it was the only way to share the article with the Canadian news ban.

Embrace your non-indigenous side. Be proud of who you are. This man shares his story.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/embrace-all-the-beauty-that-makes-up-who-you-are-indigenous-man-and-his-mom-trace-roots-in-scotland-1.7262239

Embrace your non-indigenous side. Be proud of who you are. This man shares his story.

'Embrace all the beauty that makes up who you are': Indigenous man and his mom trace roots in Scotland | CBC News On a recent trip to Scotland, Cory Generoux and his mother Wanda Wilson — who also have Cree, Saulteaux and Nakoda roots — had the opportunity to learn about their Scottish heritage.

We found a an photo in one of our books. Any community members recognize this photo at all? We hope to hear from you.

Embrace you non-indigenous side and stand proud for who you are. This man tells his story.

'Embrace all the beauty that makes up who you are': Indigenous man and his mom trace roots in Scotland | CBC News On a recent trip to Scotland, Cory Generoux and his mother Wanda Wilson — who also have Cree, Saulteaux and Nakoda roots — had the opportunity to learn about their Scottish heritage.

It was our final meeting today, before we break for summer, and we had a wonderful presentation by Terri-Lynn Brennan on the indigenous history of the Kingston area. Everyone enjoyed it thoroughly. It was followed up with some information sharing and meeting of new relatives. A great meeting all around. I want to wish everyone a great summer, and we will see you all again in September.

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Our next genealogy meeting and potluck will be this coming Saturday, Mar 2nd, 1-4pm at the Dajoh. This meeting we will be talking about the movement of the Mohawk people and the names that went with them, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and into the nineteenth.
See everyone then.

Our November meeting will fall on the first weekend of November instead of the second due to Remembrance Day being on Nov 11. Our meeting will be Saturday, Nov 4, 1-4pm, at the Dajoh.

We will be having a speaker that day. Janis Galway is a program developer and trainer with many years experience working with newcomers, youth, indigenous communities, and woman's organization's. Janis cofounded and directed a grassroots organization called Community Builders Youth Leadership. In the past, she facilitated Community Builders workshops at Emily C. General and Oliver M. Smith schools with Six Nations educator Lorrie Gallant. Her team also ran workshops where students, parents, and teachers from Six Nations and Brantford came together to talk about inclusion and social justice issues, and practice skills for standing up for others who are being picked on. But Janis discovered she has another unique, historical connection with our reserve. Her 5th-great aunt was captured as a child in New York State in 1780 during the American Revolution and was traded to Joseph Brant, where she was raised . She later married Jean Baptiste Rousseau, a well-known fur trader, businessman and interpreter for Indigenous groups, including the Haudenosaunee. Rousseau was a business friend of Brant's. She is working on a novel about her story.
It should be an interesting discussion.

Do you know this family? I have someone who is looking to hook up with relatives she never knew she had. If you are related to this person, maybe you can help her fill in some blanks.

Biography – JOHNSON (Johnston), PHOEBE (Feebie, Phebe) ALBERTA (Vanevery; Claus) – Volume XVI (1931-1940) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography JOHNSON (Johnston), PHOEBE (Feebie, Phebe) ALBERTA (Vanevery; Claus), Tuscarora woman and labourer; b. c. 1869 on the Six Nations Grand River Reserve, Ont., daughter of Elias Johnson and Jemima ———; she had a son whose father is unknown; m. c. 1890 John Vanevery (d. Oc...