Edmund Metatawabin collection

Geographic Access:

Indigenous Peoples in North America--Canada--Residential schools

Access Restriction:

No restrictions on access.

Description Level:

Fonds

Subject Access:

Name Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1940-1950)]

Repro Restriction:

Some restrictions apply to reproductions. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holder required for publication.

Physical Description:

150 MB of graphic material. - 33 photographs : b&w

Arrangement:

Thematically by item type

Location Original:

Held by Edmund Metatawabin

History Biographical:

Edmund Metatawabin (1948 - ) is a member of Fort Albany First Nation. He was born the first of eleven siblings. Edmund attended St. Anne's Indian Residential School in Fort Albany from 1955 to 1963.

Edmund was working on his Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies at York University when he was called home to run for Chief. Edmund held the position of Chief for eight years during which he concentrated on economic development and education.

Edmund is also a well known First Nations author and poet. His publications include: Hanaway (2004), Harvesting: Cree Hunting and Gathering Techniques (2008), and a memoir Up Ghost River (2014). In 2010, he was part of the Our Story Advisory Committee for the Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge, run by the Historica-Dominion Institute.

Edmund was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2018 for his advocacy work for Survivors and for sharing his own story as a Survivor.

Scope Content:

Collection comprises photographs of students, staff, and activities at the St. Anne's Indian Residential School.

Associated Material:

St. Anne's Residential School collection; Indian Affairs Collection, School File Series; Rev. Father William Maurice fonds, Lake Huron and Lake Superior series.

Repository:

srsc

Photograph of people outside of St. Anne's Indian Residential School

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1945

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.14 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of three people walking outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a group of altar boys

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1945

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

3.49 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a group photo of altar boys.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a group of boys and staff

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1945

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.92 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a group photo of students and staff.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of girls working outside with a cow

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1945

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.66 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of girls working outside with a cow.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of boys working in a field

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1945

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.12 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of boys working in a field.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of girls during logging

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.81 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of girls during logging.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of Fort Albany

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

2.07 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of Fort Albany.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a woman outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.78 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of woman outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of students chopping wood

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.49 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of students chopping wood.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of girls outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.94 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of girls outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a group of boys pulling a sled across the snow

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

921 KB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a group of boys pulling a sled across the snow.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a group playing cards outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

3.18 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a group of people playing cards outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of boys outside of St. Anne's Indian Residential School

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

369 KB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of boys outside of St. Anne's Indian Residential School.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of senior girls and staff

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

2.25 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of senior girls and staff.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a man outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

2.28 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a man outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a dog sled team

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

3.26 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a dog sled team.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a woman sewing outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

3.78 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a woman sewing outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of two women

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

1.23 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of two women.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of students working in a field

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

559 KB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of students working in a field.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of students and staff on a wagon

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

3.64 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of students and staff on a wagon.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of students outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

3.30 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of students outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of students on a boat

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

2.69 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of students on a boat.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of students reading in a classroom

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1960

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

756 KB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of students reading in a classroom.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a group of boys outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

728 KB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a group of boys outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of boys in a classroom

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

3.65 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of boys in a classroom.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of group of women and children outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

42.2 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a group of women and children outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of St. Anne's Indian Residential School

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

9.4 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of St. Anne's Indian Residential School.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of students and staff outside

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1935

Description Level:

End Date:

1945

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1940)]

Image:

Physical Description:

8.23 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of students and staff outside.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a group of boys

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1945)]

Image:

Physical Description:

9.41 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a group of boys.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No:

Container Number:

001

Photograph of a hockey team

Geographic Access:

St. Anne's Indian Residential School (Fort Albany, Ont.)

Name Access:

GMD:

Start Date:

1940

Description Level:

End Date:

1950

Date Range:

[Digitized 2007 (originally created ca. 1940)]

Image:

Physical Description:

9.65 MB of graphic material. - 1 photograph : b&w ; (tiff)

Notes:

Photograph includes a photo of a hockey team.

rec_shelfloc:

2012-001-001

Repository:

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Accession No: