Top native students from around Ontario were recruited for summer positions at the Indian Hall of Fame, Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) Toronto. Here, Art Soloman (their boss) is pictured with (from right): Beverly Adams (Sarnia), Ann Soloman (Kagawong), Isaac Pitawankwat (Wikwemikong), Lewis Debassige (M'Chigeeng), Tony Soloman, Linda Manitowabi, Sherry Johnson (Cape Croaker), Diane Plain (Sarnia), Sharon Johnson (Cape Croaker). Lewis had a job there for three summers.

Promotional image for CNA Indian Hall of Fame

-Lewis Debassige

Student staff of the Indian Hall of Fame CNA Toronto, 1965, Toronto, Ontario, photograph, grasac_2056. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. Item viewed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip September 2009; GRASAC item id 1210.

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.