Joe Pierre Debassige with granddaughters, M'Chigeeng, Ontario

Joe Pierre Debassige with granddaughters, M'Chigeeng, Ontario

Joe Pierre Debassige with granddaughters, M'Chigeeng, Ontario

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Introduction

Photograph of Joe Pierre Debassige with his granddaughters Hilda (right) and Mary Louise (held), in the churchyard of M'Chigeeng First Nation, 1946. Photographed by Lazare Debassige, son of Joe Pierre.

Name of Maker(s): Lazare Debassige
Maker role: Photographer
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

M'Chigeeng First Nation

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Stories told by Lewis Debassige, prompted by the photograph

Place of Origin: M'Chigeeng First Nation
Date Made or Date Range: 1946
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Lewis Debassige

Materials

Photograph paper

Condition: Good. Fingerprint on corner that occurred during the print development process.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Described to Crystal Migwans by Lewis Debassige at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation September 2009

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_2051
Collection Narratives and Histories

Taken by Lazare Debassige, who was Joe Pierre's son and Lewis' father. Lazare was known as "kind of a shutterbug", and took this and many other pictures with the camera that is now also part of the family collection. This photo was passed down to Lewis from Lazare.

GKS Reference Number: 1047
How to Cite this Item

Lazare Debassige, Joe Pierre Debassige with granddaughters, M'Chigeeng, Ontario, photograph, grasac_2051. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. Item viewed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip September 2009; GRASAC item id 1047.

Record Creation Context

The information in this entry was told to Crystal Migwans by Lewis Debassige at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation Sept 18, 2009, in the form of a series of stories relating to each image in the collection. Lewis agreed to share these stories Crystal took notes, using Lewis' exact words where possible, and entered it in the database afterward.

These stories were shared with us at the formal request of Cory Wilmott.

Approximate Place of Origin

45.81109349838, -82.175691495616

Source of Information about Places

Places identified by Lewis Debassige

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