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Native Names in Canada census reveal tribal aliases and archival paths
The piece surveys how 1800s Canadian census entries show native names like Old One-Eye and Chief Flett, reflecting language barriers with British officials. It guides researchers to land, church, mission, and archive records in Ontario, Alberta, and Ottawa, noting offshore microfilm in federal archives and suggests checking parish and Indian agent lists for kin.
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Canada
Flett
Yukon
Canadian
Eastern
Western
Federal
Ottawa
Robin Wells
Greenwood
O’conner
Humphrey - Mannville
Wells George
Symington John
Majeau Gilbert
Newton Richard
Edmonton