The first photograph on this page is of Willie Riley. On June 17, 1875, Willie Riley (Wametegooshans, LITTLE FRENCHMAN) arrived at Shingwauk from Sarnia, Ontario. Willie was the son of Widow Shegahgoogua. Willie and his mother were Ojibway and belonged to the Church of England. Before attending Shingwauk, Willie spoke English fairly well. Over the course of five years at school, Willie excelled in history, grammar, Latin and medicine. On May 24, 1880, Willie left Shingwauk. Shortly after leaving, he was appointed a teaching position at Henvey's Inlet. At Shingwauk, Willie was student no. 22.
The second photograph on this page is of Adam Kiyoshk. Adam Kiyoshk (Kiyoshk, GULL) came to Shingwauk Home on August 6, 1874 from Walpole Island. He was of the Ojibway tribe and belonged to the Church of England. Upon arrival at the Shingwauk Home, Adam was reading the 4th Book, he was handy with tools, and had a fair command of the English language. Over the course of four years at the school, Adam made great advances in both his studies and in carpentry. On June 1, 1878, Adam left Shingwauk. Shortly after his departure from the school, he gained employment as a ship builder and carpenter. Adam later married Alice Wawanoosh and by 1892 he and Alice had two children. Adam was student no. 1 at Shingwauk.
