- Queen's University Archives
- Algonquins of Golden Lake Claim collection
- Primary Documents PD642-PD680
- Affidavit of Jane Kenice of the Rama Reserve
Affidavit of Jane Kenice of the Rama Reserve
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- Queen's University Archives via Queen's University Archives
- Dates
- 10 May 1915 (indexed as 1915)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 1 item of textual record
- Scope & content
- Affidavit: reclaim for compensation for unceded lands described as hunting ground lying north of line 45 to the height of land near Lake Nipissing, claimed by the Chippewas at Christian Island. Rama and Georgina Island. Describes lands which comprised her husband's hunting limit; Kah-washe-be-muh-gog Lake, Trout Lake, Big Kenice's Lake, Little Kenice's Lake, Che-ba-guh-me-goouse Lake (Little Graves Lake) Paint Lake and Little Ka-shog Lake. Gives testimony re her first hunting these lands with her husband in 1857 at the age of 42. States she is now 100 years old and she and her husband hunted these lands for 30 years in succession. Describes their hunting routes and landmarks, stating they sold their furs at Orillia and Beaverton.
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- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-18T11:46:29Z · source datestamp 2025-07-14T19:19:17Z · ead