Pictured:
William Dick and Thomas Wagimah
William Dick (Kezhegopena, SKY-PARTRIDGE) arrived at Shingwauk on September 7, 1878 from the north shore of Birch Island, Ontario. William belonged to the Ojibwe tribe and was Roman Catholic. William made moderate progress in his studies. After three years at Shingwauk, in June of 1882, William left the school. At Shingwauk, William was student no. 117.
Wagimah
Thomas Wagimah (Wagimauns, LITTLE CHIEF) arrived at Shingwauk on May 20, 1878. He was the son of Peshemon from Garden River, Ontario. Peshemon and Thomas belonged to the Ojibwe tribe and the Church of England. Thomas was trained to be a bootmaker. Upon arriving at Shingwauk, he was wholly untaught and without skills in English. Over the course of eight years at Shingwauk, Thomas made fair progress but was by no means a clever boy. He was a bootmaker in Garden River but gave up after a couple of months. Thomas was student no. 110 at Shingwauk.
The Ashkewe brothers; Frank Ashkewe (Pedequahum, COMING THUNDER) and Albert Ashkewe (Weesug) arrived at Shingwauk on October 6, 1878, from Cape Croker, Ontario. Frank and Albert were the sons of Solomon Ashkewe of the Ojibway tribe and Methodist Church. Frank trained to be a mason while Albert trained to be a carpenter. When he arrived at Shingwauk, Frank spoke little English but made fair progress over a year and a half. In May of 1880, Frank left Shingwauk and by 1889 he was married and farming. Albert was idle and had a bad disposition. At the age of 13, Albert broke into a store and then ran away from Shingwauk. He spent three years at the school. In June of 1882, Albert left Shingwauk and was shortly after sent to the penitentiary for stealing horses.
