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==Online Records== | ==Online Records== | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/181620?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Indian registers of marriages, baptisms, burials from Catholic missions in Ontario, 1843-1915?'''] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1927566 '''Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923'''] Saint Mary's Indian Boarding School (Kenora, Ontario). Mary Queen Indian Missions (Kenora, Ontario). Saint Mary's Indian Boarding School (Kenora, Ontario). Browsable images. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1927566 '''Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923'''] Saint Mary's Indian Boarding School (Kenora, Ontario). Mary Queen Indian Missions (Kenora, Ontario). Saint Mary's Indian Boarding School (Kenora, Ontario). Browsable images. | ||
===Tribes and Bands of Ontario Contact Information=== | ===Tribes and Bands of Ontario Contact Information=== | ||
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*'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois Iroquois], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_peoples Algonquian] [http://www.ushistory.org/us/1c.asp or Algonkian], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyandot_people Huron], [[Mohawk Indians|Mohawk]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_people Oneida], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onondaga_people Onondaga], [[Cayuga Indians|Cayuga]], [[Seneca Indians|Seneca]]'''<br> | *'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois Iroquois], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_peoples Algonquian] [http://www.ushistory.org/us/1c.asp or Algonkian], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyandot_people Huron], [[Mohawk Indians|Mohawk]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneida_people Oneida], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onondaga_people Onondaga], [[Cayuga Indians|Cayuga]], [[Seneca Indians|Seneca]]'''<br> | ||
More than half of the 410,000 Canadians claiming descent from native races at the 1981 census were "status Indians" affiliated with bands living on reservations or otherwise registered with the federal government.<br><br> | More than half of the 410,000 Canadians claiming descent from native races at the 1981 census were "status Indians" affiliated with bands living on reservations or otherwise registered with the federal government.<br><br> | ||
===Strategy=== | |||
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'''If you have First Nations ancestry''' certain additional records can help better identify those ancestors. Before you can effectively search First Nations records: | '''If you have First Nations ancestry''' certain additional records can help better identify those ancestors. Before you can effectively search First Nations records: | ||
#Identify a First Nations ancestor and learn where he lived. Use records described on the [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] Wiki page, particularly [[Canada Census|census]] and [[Canada Church Records|church records]]. | #Identify a First Nations ancestor and learn where he lived. Use records described on the [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] Wiki page, particularly [[Canada Census|census]] and [[Canada Church Records|church records]]. | ||
#Identify the tribe or band. When you know the general area where an ancestor lived, you can usually identify his or her tribe. Use various handbooks that describe the tribes that lived in an area, such as: '''''Handbook of Indians of Canada | #Identify the tribe or band. When you know the general area where an ancestor lived, you can usually identify his or her tribe. Use various handbooks that describe the tribes that lived in an area, such as: | ||
#*John R. Swanton, ''Indian Tribes of North America'' (1952, Reprint. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974). {{WorldCat|866678716|item|disp=WorldCat 866678716}}; FHL Book {{FHL|265556|title-id|disp=970.1 S24i 1974; film 1598299 item 6}}.<br> | |||
#*''Handbook of Indians of Canada'' (Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada, 1912). {{WorldCat|865812422|item|disp=WorldCat 865812422}}; FHL Book {{FHL|113490|title-id|disp=970.1 H191hc; film 1415251 item 15}}. | |||
#Study the history of the tribe. You will need some background information about the tribe, such as (a) migration patterns, (b) marriage and naming customs, and (c) affiliations with government agencies or churches. If the tribe moved several times, records may be in many locations. | #Study the history of the tribe. You will need some background information about the tribe, such as (a) migration patterns, (b) marriage and naming customs, and (c) affiliations with government agencies or churches. If the tribe moved several times, records may be in many locations. | ||
=== Published Records=== | === Published Records=== | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/397252?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Diary of David Zeisberger: a Moravian missionary among the Indians of Ohio'''] Other copies: [https://www.worldcat.org/title/diary-of-david-zeisberger-a-moravian-missionary-among-the-indians-of-ohio/oclc/861118088 WorldCat] | ||
::Contains church history with some church records including baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Often these are written right with the church history. These are for localities in Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario. Includes historical infomation for several American Indian tribes, including the Mohican (Mohegan), Chippewa (Ojibway), Wyandot (Huron), Twightwee (Miami), Onondaga, Potawatomie, Mohawk and Delaware tribes. | ::Contains church history with some church records including baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Often these are written right with the church history. These are for localities in Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario. Includes historical infomation for several American Indian tribes, including the Mohican (Mohegan), Chippewa (Ojibway), Wyandot (Huron), Twightwee (Miami), Onondaga, Potawatomie, Mohawk and Delaware tribes. | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/53089?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Guide to the records of the Moravian Mission among the Indians of North America : from the archives of the Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania'''] Other copies: [https://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-the-records-of-the-moravian-mission-among-the-indians-of-north-america-from-the-archives-of-the-moravian-church-bethlehem-pennsylvania/oclc/8569948 WorldCat] | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1050754?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Understanding Ontario First Nations genealogical records : sources and case studies'''] Other copies: [https://www.worldcat.org/title/understanding-ontario-first-nations-genealogical-records-sources-and-case-studies/oclc/49603650 WorldCat] | ||
=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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:Most of our sources pertain to people who were living in the Prairie Provinces in 1900 or earlier. | :Most of our sources pertain to people who were living in the Prairie Provinces in 1900 or earlier. | ||
One unique collection is the Gail Morin | :One unique collection is the Gail Morin who donated her '''40,000 name data base''' to the archive in 2011. The data base is ancestral quest format and all in families with sources. | ||
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Online Records[edit | edit source]
- Indian registers of marriages, baptisms, burials from Catholic missions in Ontario, 1843-1915?
- Ontario, Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923 Saint Mary's Indian Boarding School (Kenora, Ontario). Mary Queen Indian Missions (Kenora, Ontario). Saint Mary's Indian Boarding School (Kenora, Ontario). Browsable images.
Tribes and Bands of Ontario Contact Information[edit | edit source]
A list of tribes and contact information is found at Native Tribes of Canada
More than half of the 410,000 Canadians claiming descent from native races at the 1981 census were "status Indians" affiliated with bands living on reservations or otherwise registered with the federal government.
Strategy[edit | edit source]
If you have First Nations ancestry certain additional records can help better identify those ancestors. Before you can effectively search First Nations records:
- Identify a First Nations ancestor and learn where he lived. Use records described on the Canada Wiki page, particularly census and church records.
- Identify the tribe or band. When you know the general area where an ancestor lived, you can usually identify his or her tribe. Use various handbooks that describe the tribes that lived in an area, such as:
- John R. Swanton, Indian Tribes of North America (1952, Reprint. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974). WorldCat 866678716; FHL Book 970.1 S24i 1974; film 1598299 item 6.
- Handbook of Indians of Canada (Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada, 1912). WorldCat 865812422; FHL Book 970.1 H191hc; film 1415251 item 15.
- John R. Swanton, Indian Tribes of North America (1952, Reprint. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974). WorldCat 866678716; FHL Book 970.1 S24i 1974; film 1598299 item 6.
- Study the history of the tribe. You will need some background information about the tribe, such as (a) migration patterns, (b) marriage and naming customs, and (c) affiliations with government agencies or churches. If the tribe moved several times, records may be in many locations.
Published Records[edit | edit source]
- Contains church history with some church records including baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Often these are written right with the church history. These are for localities in Ohio, Michigan, and Ontario. Includes historical infomation for several American Indian tribes, including the Mohican (Mohegan), Chippewa (Ojibway), Wyandot (Huron), Twightwee (Miami), Onondaga, Potawatomie, Mohawk and Delaware tribes.
- Guide to the records of the Moravian Mission among the Indians of North America : from the archives of the Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Other copies: WorldCat
- Understanding Ontario First Nations genealogical records : sources and case studies Other copies: WorldCat
Records[edit | edit source]
- Records Relating to Aboriginal Peoples Archives of Ontario.
- Records can be searched at the Archives of Ontario, requested in interlibrary loan for use in your local library, or you can hire a researcher from the provided list of individuals who are certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists or who are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
- Prepare for Your Visit to the Archives of Ontario.
- For information and request forms for interlibrary loans, see What is the Microfilm Interloan Service?
- Genealogical Researchers in Ontario
- Records can be searched at the Archives of Ontario, requested in interlibrary loan for use in your local library, or you can hire a researcher from the provided list of individuals who are certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists or who are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
Archives, Libraries, and Museums[edit | edit source]
Glenbow Archive, Library, and Museum
Glenbow Archives
130 - 9 Avenue
SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0P3
Reference Desk telephone: 403-268-4204
Email: archives@glenbow.org
- The Glenbow Archives and Library, has an excellent collection of resources for the study of Métis genealogy. Their sources cover predominantly Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and some parts of the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and British Columbia.
- Most of our sources pertain to people who were living in the Prairie Provinces in 1900 or earlier.
- One unique collection is the Gail Morin who donated her 40,000 name data base to the archive in 2011. The data base is ancestral quest format and all in families with sources.