Peter Nebenegwune, commonly known as Nebenegwune, was the head chief (or ogima), of the Temagami First Nation in Ontario, Canada.[1]
Leadership
editIn the 1850s, Nebenegwune was the chief of the Temagami First Nation.[2] At the time, the nation was loosely organised and Nebenegwune and his family were informally perceived as the leader.[3]
As the Robinson-Huron Treaty was being negotiated in 1850, Nebenegwune did not sign the treaty, as his band was one of three that were represented by Chief Tawgaiwene who signed on behalf of the three nations, including the Temagami band. Nebenegwune did tend to travel to collect treaty payments on behalf of his band, although he did not do so in 1850 and 1856, possibly due to the long distance and small payment.[2]
Nebenegwune leadership was superseded by Kekek.[4]
Family life
editNebenegwune had both brothers and sisters.[4] His children include Angèle, who married Ignace Tonené in 1860 and died in childbirth in 1871.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Hodgins, Bruce W.; Morrison, James (1998). "Biography – Tonené, Ignace". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. University of Toronto, Université Laval. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b Kent McNeil (1992) The High Cost of Accepting Benefits from the Crown: A Comment on the Temagami Indian Land Case Archived 2023-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Canadian Native Law Reporter. Volume 1992, Number 1 (1992), p. 40-69.
- ^ Toby Morantz, The Judiciary as Anthropologists: New Insights into Social Organization: The Teme-Augama Anishnaby Case Archived 2023-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. McGill University
- ^ a b ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ONTARIO V. BEAR ISLAND FOUNDATION ET AL. Archived 2023-05-26 at the Wayback Machine Ontario Supreme Court, Steele J., December 11, 1984