As for Natives in BC... It would depend on where... The Peace Country is east of the mountains... and that is in BC (and Alberta). The prairie doesn't end at the provincial border. The Natives in Kelowna, BC (Westbank) are Cree... Or at least they speak Cree. And that is half way through the mountains. Having been raised with Nipissing cousins the difference between Chippewa and Cree is minuscule. It is comparable to the differences between Chicagoans and Detroiters. My Leduc grandmother used to say that the Chippewa/Ojibway peoples were half-breeds (half Cree and half Sioux). I don't know how much truth there was to that statement --- after all... she was prejudiced... she was Mohawk. In the early 1800's there were no reserves in BC... Except for the few small enclaves of white men. I read somewhere that it took about 2 weeks to walk from St-Boniface to Lac La Biche. I've never tried it <grin>. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Viola Seward" <olla@i29.net> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 2:59 PM Subject: [CAN-BC] Need Answers I have no question on !!! > Now this will all be If or When or Why or Where. It may help me. > Hopefully!! Have found my Marie Landry may possibly be Chippewa. All my > life i was told we were Chippewa. But have only found Cree on every > paper on my Landry family. Now my Marie Landry was supposedly born ca > 1800 in BC. So did tribal families move a lot. You see lake Superior to > BC is a long ways. But also Marie landry had daughter Catherine > McDougall in ca 1818 in BC also. Now im thinking my Duncan McDougall who > worked for the North west Company later known as Hudson Bay Company > would more then likely have met Marie Landry at HBC or in near by > reserve. Would sure like to find which reserves were in BC around HBC. > Although they could travel by canoe or boat then. But was told by Gail > Morin to put Chippewa slash Cree behind her name. > NEXT. > My Duncan McDougall died at Lake Superior. So could Marie Landry have > had family who took care of Duncan there? It is said Duncan died a hard > death. So he must have had to be taken care of. > NEXT. > Catherine must have had some kind of schooling as she and her husband > Raphael Tremblay ran a store at Lac la Biche,AB. So does any one know of > the schools in ca 1825 or so? Catherine and husband Raphael Tremblay > were really quite well know around Lac la Biche,AB. Attended many > weddings, Was god parents to many children etc. > Can any one answer any of these questions? > Thank you. > Viola. ---------snipped to save our database-------------