Brass | Metis, Cree, Mi’kmaq
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 | BRASS
- Surname lists: Surname Anchor Posts, Metis [ON]
- Regions: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Ontario
- Ethnicity: Metis, Cree, Mi’kmaq
- Associated surnames: Anderson, Beardy, Beaver, Cetanmani, Chenaille / Genaille, Chartrand, Cote, Daniel, Donald, Ducharme / Comtois, Finlayson (Feb 2023), Glode, Hope, Humphreyville / Umphreville, Indian, Linklater, McDonald, McKay, McLeod, Moar, O’Soupe, Pratt, Potaush, Roy, Sinclair, Stevenson, Sutherland, Tony.
- 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. Sarah Brass and her husband Joseph Ducharme 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. 2. You can scroll down to External Links for further information about several Brass men who served with the Hudson’s Bay fur trading company.
CENSUS DISTRICTS | BRASS
MANITOBA
Manitoba Ext. | NWT. Ext. (1881)
Marquette | Unorg. S-6 | (1901)
Selkirk | St. Andrews L-3 (1901)
Selkirk | St. Andrews L-7 (1901)
Brass family in Winnipeg | Ward No. 4 (1901)
SASKATCHEWAN
Terr. | Assiniboia East | East Pelly Agency (1901)
MARRIAGES | BRASS
RELATED POSTS | BRASS
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
Six Nations Modern Surnames: Akwesasne, Kahnawake, Kanehsatake, Ohsweken, Tyendinaga, Wahta
External Links
Brass, James Interpreter [Hudson’s Bay Company Archives]
Brass, John, Steersman [Hudson’s Bay Company Archives]
Brass, Peter, Runner+ [Hudson’s Bay Company Archives]
Veterans and Families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance [Louis Riel Institute]
North-West Resistance [The Canadian Encyclopedia]
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CORE INDEXES
Main Index: First Peoples [Canadian Census Extracts]
Main Index: First Peoples [Canadian Marriage Extracts]
Index: Indigenous Surname Anchor Posts
Core Index: Acadian / French-Canadian
Main Index: Early French Canadian Pioneers
Index: A Portrait Gallery of Traditional Quebec Life
Main Index: Quebec & New Brunswick Cemeteries
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