Dion, Dionne, Blandion | Metis, Cree, Iroquois Mixed-heritage | Surname Anchor Post
Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts
Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada. Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

SURNAME NOTES | DION, DION, BLANDION
- Surname lists: Surname Anchor Posts, Metis [ON]
- Regions: Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan
- Ethnicity: Metis, Cree. Iroquois Mixed-heritage
- Associated surnames: Atkinson, Bellerose, Blayonne, Berland / Breland, Boucher, Buffalo, Cardinal, Carriere, Craddock, Cutknife, Dauphinais, Desjardins, Desharlais / Okannes, Four Eyes, Gariepy, Gaucher, Jenkins, Klyne, L’Hirondelle, Malaterre, Migneault, Monsalew, Moreau, Morin, Patenaude, Petit-Couteau, Picard. Piyesimwop, Primeau, Rain, Sioui, Surprenant, Therien, Tremblay, Wabiscaw, Whitford, Young, Youg Chief.
- Misc.: – 1. The 1885 North-West Resistance by the Metis and the Cree, Kainai, Piikani, Saulteaux and Siksika peoples took place against a backdrop of starvation, broken treaties and encroachment by new settlers in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The resistance fighters eventually lost and Canada’s federal government asserted its control over the area. Virginie Blandion and her husband Charles Saluste Gariepy were involved in the Resistance. [Source: Veterans and Families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance, Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute]. See External Links below for more information.
CENSUS DISTRICTS | DION, DIONNE, BLANDION
ALBERTA
Battle River | Indian Reserve (1921)
Territories | St. Pierre f-4 (1901)
Territories | Two Lakes (1901)
MANITOBA
QUEBEC
Caughnawaga Census 1921 | Households 1 – 20
Caughnawaga I.R. | Iroquois, Mohawk (1921)
SASKATCHEWAN
The Territories | Egg Lake (1901)
The Territories | Muskeg Lake (1901)
MARRIAGES | DION, DIONNE, BLANDION
BAST [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
BLAN [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-MB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
BRAS [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
CARI [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
COON [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-ON]
D … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
DELM [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-ON-SK-QC-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
F … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
G … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
JACQ [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
LESO [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
MICE [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
MOBE [CDN Marriage Extracts [AB-ON]
PETE [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
PIGE [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
R … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB]
W … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
WHE– Z [CDN Marriage Extracts] [SK-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
RELATED POSTS | DION, DIONNE, BLANDION
INDEXES
Main Index: Canadian Census Extracts by Region & by Nation
Index: Canadian Marriage Extracts in Alphabetical Order
Index: First Nations and Metis Surname Lists
OTHER POSTS
News of Chief Joseph’s Death (1881)
French Canadian Pioneers: The Dions of Quebec
EXTERNAL LINKS
Ogima Wabaska Black Powder Blandion
Veterans and Families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance [Louis Riel Institute] Blandion
pourquoi evelyne theriault le nom de dicaire apparaît pas dans votre liste
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Bonjour Gilles, C’est sur que la liste n’est pas complet. Quand j’ai commence le projet j’i commence avec les noms qui etaient le focus de mes recherches. En ce moment je me concentre sur les surnoms qui sont deja inclus sur mes “French Canada Pioneers”. Vous etes interesse dans les Decaires/Dicaires? Evelyn
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