18 cm of graphic material.
176 photographs : 142 b&w and 34 col.
Irene Margaret Louttit Barbeau was born November 28, 1943 to parents Rev. Redfern Ernst Louttit and Agnes Louttit (both parents are deceased). Irene was a student at Shingwauk Residential School in Sault Ste Marie from 1958 to 1961. She graduated from Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational Secondary School in June 1963.
While at Shingwauk Irene boarded at Shingwauk Hall for her first two years. In her third year she boarded at a private home. After graduating Irene worked for Indian Affairs at Churchill Plaza. In the fall of 1963 she moved to Moose Factory and began working with National Health and Welfare.
In the 1980s Irene became involved with the St. John Divine Church in Nepean, where she worked as the Church Secretary and later as a Parish Administrator. From June 1986 to March 1990 Irene worked as an Entitlement Office for the Indian Registration and Ban Lists Directorate. Irene later worked on the Shingwauk Project and has been actively involved in the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA). She currently serves as one of the members of the CSAA heritage committee which oversees the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre.
The photograph at the left is of Irene in 1963.
Fonds comprises photographs compiled by Irene Louttit Barbeau. The fonds include family photographs, photos of staff and students at Shingwauk Indian Residential School, and photos from the 1996 Shingwauk Reunion.
Material in accession 2010-010 was donated to the Shingwauk Project by Irene Barbeau.
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Minor conservation performed during processing.
