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0.5 m of textual records and graphic materials.
The 1981 Shingwauk reunion was the first of a number of reunions of the the students, staff, clergy, and descents of those involved with the Shingwauk and Wawanosh Indian Residential Schools.
The three day reunion saw 350-450 participants gather for homecoming and renewal. The reunion was organized through the efforts of the Shingwauk Project and what would become the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA).
The reunion was held at the former Shingwauk school in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The reunion aimed to help facilitate healing, communication, and a growing support network of survivors. Shingwauk reunions were held again in 1991, 1996, 2000, 2002, and 2006.
Fonds comprises material documenting the planning and administration of the 1981 reunion of the former students, staff, and clergy of the Shingwauk and Wawanosh Indian Residential Schools. Fonds includes correspondence, posters, registration forms, letters, and other material.
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Titled "Shingwauk Hall: A History"
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Content note : Shingwauk Reunion 1981, Proposals for Reunion, Grants Applications, Steering Committee & Staff Requirement Notice
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Janet Chute
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0.1 cm of textual record
Includes 2 posters
0.1 cm of graphic material | 2 photographs : col. ; 20 x 25 cm
Don Jackson
5 cm of graphic material. - 107 photographs : b&w
Reproductions were made from colour negatives.
10 photographs : b&w ; col.
10 photographs : b&w and col. ; 16.5 x 23.5 cm, 15 x 22.5 cm, 20.1 x 30.2 cm
16 10 X 15 cm photographs : col.
.1 cm of graphic material.- 12 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - Negatives of Photographs Includes Contact Sheet, Negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 79: parts of P11, Negatives from the 1981 Shingwauk Reunion
Photo One: Shingwauk Reunion 1981, July 4, opening ceremonies, Ethel Wright
.1 cm of graphic material. - 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 80: parts of P11
Photo One: Don Jackson
Photo Two: Picnic Ojibway Park, Dorothy Currie, July 5/81
Photos Three to Twelve, Fourteen to Sixteen : Group photos
Photo Thirteen: Unidentified participants
Photo Seventeen: Robin Lesage, Lisa Ross, Maxine Pine
Photo Eighteen: Robin Lesage, Lisa Ross, Maxine Pine
Photo Nineteen: Madge Sanderson, Brenda Perry
Photo Twenty: Billy Fletcher, Roger Lesage
.1 cm of graphic material. - 24 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 81: parts of P11
Photo One: Haiwatha Lodge, July 4, 1981
Photo Two - Four: not shown
Photo Five: Group photo
Photo Six: unknown
Photos Seven to Eleven: group photo
Photo Twelve: Opening ceremonies, Mayor Don MacGregor July 4, 1981
Photo Thirteen: Opening ceremonies, Rev. Nock (Bishop of Algoma), July 4, 1981
Photo Fourteen: Opening ceremonies, Dr. Robert Ewing, July 4, 1981
Photo Fifteen: Opening ceremonies
Photo Sixteen: Tree planting, Archbishop Wright, July 5, 1981
Photo Seventeen: Tree planting, Archbishop Wright, July 5, 1981
Photo Eighteen: Tree planting, Archbishop Wright, July 5, 1981
Photo Nineteen: Tree planting
Photo Twenty: Picnic at Ojibway Park, Harrington Sands, Dorothy Currie, July 5, 1981
Photo Twenty-One: Picnic at Ojibway Park, July 5, 1981
Photo Twenty-Two: Picnic at Ojibway Park
Photo Twenty-Three: Picnic at Ojibway Park
Photo Twenty-Four: Angus Abrams, George Jonescu, Opening ceremonies
.1 cm of graphic material. - 27 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 82: parts of P11
1) Not shown
2) Not shown
3) Social, Rankin Arena, Florence Gray, July 3, 1981
4) Social Rankin Arena, G. Young
5) Rankin Arena Social, Angus Abram
6) Rankin Arena, social, feast
7) Rankin Arena feast, July 3, 1981
8) Picnic Ojibway Park, July 5, 1981
9) Picnic Ojibway Park, July 5, 1981
10) Picnic Ojibway Park, July 5, 1981
11) Picnic Ojibway Park, July 5, 1981
12) unknown
13) Lunch Shingwauk Hall, July 4, 1981
14) Lunch Shingwauk Hall, July 4, 1981
15) Lisa Hahn
16) Social Rankin Arena, July 3, 1981/ Vern Cheechoo and Bucko Seeple
17) Rankin Arena Social, July 3, 1981
18) Rankin Arena Social, Drummers -- Norman Bell, July 3, 1981
19) Photo Display, Shingwauk Hall, Nellie Ojeebah and Sister
20) Social Rankin Arena, Morley Loon July 3, 1981
21) Photo Display
22) Registration
23) Registration
24 - 27) Picnic Ojibway Park July 5, 1981
.1 cm of graphic material. - 10 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 83: parts of P11
1) Brian Fox-Wagoosh
2) Brian Fox-Wagoosh
3) Dan Pine Sr.
4) Picnic Ojbway Park, Violet Jones, July 5, 1981
6) Robin Lesage and Maxine Pine
7) Mark Pine, July 5/1981
8) Mark Pine, Ojibway Park
9) Chapel Service, July 5, 1981
10) Chapel Service, July 5, 1981
.1 cm of graphic material. - 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 84: parts of P11
1) Rose (Angus) Abram, Rankin Arena Social, July 3 1981
2) Mark Pine, Ina Pine, Kienna Boone at Rankin Arena Social
3) Mr and Mrs Jack Fletcher, Social Rank Arena
4) Shingwauk Reunion, lawn
5) AlgomaU
6) Shingwauk Chapel
7) unknown
8) Service at Bishop Fauquier Chapel, July 5, 1981
9) Chapel service
10) Chapel Service
11) Chapel Service
12) Pam Lewis, Lisa Hahn, Madge Sanderson, Andy Edgar, Mark Stevenson, Micheal Pittana
13) Ojibway Park picnic, July 5 1981
14 to 23) Picnic at Ojibway Park
.1 cm of graphic material. - 23 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 85: parts of P11
1) Registration in Shingwauk Hall
2) Madge Sanderson, Ron Lewis, Elayne Jackson
3) Madge Sanderson, Ron Lewis, Elayne Jackson,
4) Picnic at Ojibway Park
5) Picnic at Ojibway Park
6) Picnic, William and Jennifer Nothing
7) Picnic at Ojibway Park
8) Photo display. Mrs F. Nock
9) Photo display, Shingwauk Hall
10) Sherry Louttit, Terri McLeod
11) Arts and Crafts display, Sherry Louttit and Terri McLeod
12) Photo display
13) Photo Display, Isabelle Odam-Jones (nee Oke)
14) Photo Display, Ann Cole (former staff)
15) Don Jackson
16) Shingwauk Reunion
17) unknown
18) Chapel service
19) Chapel service
20) Opening ceremonies
21) Group photo
22) Group photo
.1 cm of graphic material. - 21 photographs : col. negatives ; 35mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 86: parts of P11
1) Reunion
2) Photo display, Shirley Roach, Calvin Corbiere and wife
3) Jack Fletcher and Cindy McGraw
4) Mark Stevenson setting up photo display
5) Tree planting, George Young
6) Tree Planting, George Young
7) Tree planting, Dorothy Bowers, Mrs Wright, Archbishop Wright
8) Sherry Louttit and Terri McLeod
9) Arts and crafts display
10) Therese Suginon, Registration
11) Mr. Ingle
12) Nellie Sands, Donald Sands, Maxine Pine
13) Lunch, Angus Abran
14) Fred and Rutrh Ingle (former staff)
15) Picnic
16) Opening ceremonies, July 4, 1981
17) Opening ceremonies, July 4, 1981
18) Opening ceremonies
19) unknown
20) Social at Rankin Arena, Keena Boone
.1 cm of graphic material. - 26 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 87: parts of P11
1) Opening ceremonies, Dorothy Bowers, George Jonescu
2) Opening ceremonies,
3) Opening ceremonies
4) Opening ceremonies, Donald Sands, George Jonescu
5) Opening
6) Opening
7) Donald and Nellie Sands
8) Tree planting, Archbishop Wright
9) Tree planting Archbishop Wright, Bishop Nock
10) Tree planting
11) Tree planting, Dorothy Bowers and Bill Fletcher
12) Chapel Service
13) Chapel Service
14) Chapel Service
15) Chapel Service
16) Opening
17) Opening
18) Opening, Brian Fox Wagoosh and George Jonescu
19) AUC
20) Hiawatha Lodge
21 - 22) Unknown
.1 cm of graphic material. - 28 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 88: parts of P11
1) Picnic Ojibway Park, Shirley Fletcher
2) Picnic
3) Picnic at Ojibway Park
4) Picnic at Ojibway Park
5) Picnic, Carol Nadjiwan
6) Picnic at Ojibway Park
7) Picnic, Tiala Nadjiwon
8) Picnic, Tiala Nadjiwan
9) Opening, Marg (Hayes) McLean, George Jonescu
10) Opening, Jack Whyte
11) Opening, Dean Ewing, Mayor MacGregor, David Nock
12) Opening, Dane Wandabense
13) unknown
14) Opening ceremonies
15) Opening
16) Flag Raising
17) Opening
18) Opening, Freeman Wright and Ethel Wright
19) Opening,Abigail Altiman
20) Opening
21) Opening, Cheif Ron Boisseneau, George Jonescu
22) Roberta Day, Barbara Day, Laura Day, Maxine Pine, Darrel Boissoneau
23) Mayor Don Macgregor
24) Mayor Don MacGregor
25-28) Brian Fox-Wagoosh
.1 cm of graphic material. - 28 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 89: parts of P11. Only photos 13 to 28 are shown.
1) Dan Pine, Rankin Arena
2) Dan Pine, Rankin Arena
3) Social at Rankin Arena
4) Social at Rankin Arena
5) Billy Diamond
6) Billy Diamond
7) Johnny Grant
8) Don Jackson and Carol Nadjiwon
9) Brian Davey
10) Betty Grawbarger and Lana Grawbarger
11) Vern Cheechoo
12) Morley Loon
13) Don Jackson, Carol Nadjiwon
14) Drummers at Social
15) Julian Trudeau and Carol Nadjiwan
16) Social
17) Vern Cheechoo
18) Drummers at Social
19) Drummers, Jerry McCallough
20) Drummers at Social
21) Picnic
22) Picnic, Carol Nadjiwon
23) Picnic, Tiala Nadjiwan, Sandy B
24-26) Picnic
27) Picnic, Carol Nadjiwan and Irene Stevens
.1 cm of graphic material. - 27 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 90: parts of p11
1 - 5) Chapel Service, July 5, 1981
6) AUC
7) AUC
8) George Jonescu and friend
9) unknown
10-12) St. John's Anglican Church Garden River
13) Robin Lesage
14-17) Opening ceremonies
18-22) Picnic Ojibway Park
23) Mr and Mrs Ingle
.1 cm of graphic material. - 28 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
Formerly known as the (School) Principal Series - negatives of Photographs Includes contact Sheet, negative Sheet, and textual record. Page 91: parts of P11
1-4) Opening ceremonies
9) Photo display, visiting professor Ed Danziger
10) photo Display
11) Photo display - Johnn Grant and Ann Cole
13-15) Chapel Service
21-23) Dummers at Social at Rankin Arena, Bucko Seeple
26) Cindy Therriault (Nee McGraw)
27) Emily Oka
28) Mark Stevenson and Andy Edgar
2 cm of object. - 1 name tag.
Pam Lewis' name tag from the 1981 Shingwauk Reunion.
1 cm of object. - 2 buttons
0.2 cm of graphic material
0.1 cm of graphic material. - 1 photograph : col. ; 8.75 x 8.75 cm
Included in photograph: Pearl Martin, Harrison Sands, Dorothy Martin Curie, and Lela Greenbird
Patrick Issac
0.1 cm of graphic material. - 16 photographs : col. negatives ; 35mm
Patrick Issac
0.5 cm of graphic material. - 15 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
0.2 cm of graphic material. - 5 photographs : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
0.4 cm of graphic material . - 20 pictures of reunion participants
0.3 cm of graphic material.- 27 photographs : col. ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm
Several takes of the group photograph
Shingwauk Project staff
0.1 cm of textual record
A listing of the photographs and events at the 1981 reunion.
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Cannon Harry Morrow
0.1 cm of textual record
2 cm of textual records.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: first Day outside shots, registration, and displays
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: displays, CAAPTS, and Fred Fletcher
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Fred Fletcher speaking at the reunion. Video also includes non-reunion footage on the same tape of interviews with Rick Mcbee, Kelly Sweeny, and Jerry McGuire.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Interviews with Emilie Oke, Cecil Rodd, and Ruth & Fred Ingle.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes displays and interviews with: Shirley Corbiere Roach, Calvin Corbiere, and Lindsay Sword.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: viewing pictures in auditorium, outside shots, and the feast on day 1
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes the Rankin Arena Feast
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Rankin Arena Feast, Dan Pine Sr. speech, Billy Diamond, and Don Brant.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Rankin Arena Feast, Don Brant, Don Jackson, and Reunion Drumming
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Feast (day 1), Dan Pine Sr. Speech, George Diamond, and Johnny Grant.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Don Jackson, Reunion Drum, Verne Cheechoo, and talent show.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: outside ceremony, opening day, Mayor M. McGregor, Don Jackson, Bishop of Algoma, and Brian Fox-Wagoosh.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Outside Shots, opening ceremony, arrival (of clergy, staff & students), Bishop of Algoma Speaking, Susie Jones Speaking, Dorothy Bowers speaking, and Fred & Ruth Ingle.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes, front steps, opening ceremonies, George Inescu, Ron Boissoneau, Don McGregor, Bishop Nock, and Bob Bwing.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes opening ceremonies speakers: INAC, Bishop Wright, Don Jackson, Mike Cachagee, Nellie Sands, Cecil Rodd (part 1)
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes opening ceremony speakers: Cecil Rodd (part 2), Harry Morrow, Johnny Grant, Jack White, Margret [McLean], Ethel Wright, Angus [Appar], Dorothy Bowers, Don Sands, Isabel Oke
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video of the opening ceremonies outside on front steps. "Speakers: Don, Mike, Nellie, Cecil, Morrow, Jack, Angus, Dorothy, Don Sands"
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Opening Ceremonies on front steps outside, Florence Grey, General shots after the ceremony, cemetery shots, and lunch scenes.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Lunch, Group Photo Shots, George Young (1st interview), and Jack [Groeon] interview
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes opening ceremony, Florence Grey, Joy Agawa, and interview with Nellie & Don Sands.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes interviews with Jesse Agawa, Brian Fox, and Eli Baxter.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes the group photo on the front steps, and interviews with Maragaret Hayes and Dorothy Bonspielle Cunningham.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes: Dinner, Dorothy Cunningham, Bishop Wright, Don Jackson, and band/dancing shots
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video of Saturday Rankin Arena Banquet and Sunday outside activities (Cairn and chapel)
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes an interview with Dorothy Cunningham, Sunday exterior shots, church entrance, tree planting, Inside the chapel- choir music
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video of Sunday chapel service, part 1 of 3
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Sunday Chapel service, part 2 of 3
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
video of the Chapel service (part 3 of 3), Rev Morrow, Tree Planting Ceremony
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video chapel, tree planting, and closing ceremony.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Shingwauk project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes shots from Ojibway park, Fred Fletcherm Drummers, Interview with Shirley Horn, and Bill Fletcher.
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (20 min.) : o-matic tape, original
Video includes interviews with Jackie Fletcher, Harry Morrow, and Joy Agawa
Shingwauk Project
1 videocassette (60 min.) : ampex tape, original
David Nock, second generation.
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
1.6 TB of moving images.- 1 external hard drive
Digitized in 2011 by SRSC staff, includes all video from the 1981 reunion.