White Bear (Wabimakwa)
White Bear (also known as Wabimakwa, died 1870)[1] was a Temagami First Nation chief.
White Bear | |
|---|---|
Wabimakwa | |
| Temagami First Nation Chief | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1870 |
He was the grandfather of Ignace Tonené. Both White Bear Lake and White Bear Forest were named after him.
Family life
White Bear and his wife Mrs White Bear had a son François Kabimigwune (died 1880). François Kabimigwune's son (and White Bear's grandson) was Ignace Tonené and was born in 1840 or 41, and died in 1916.[1]
He was a trader in furs and in 1858 he supplied the Hudson's Bay Company with seed potatoes.[1]
Temagami leadership
White Bear was the chief of Temagami First Nation when white settlers arrived in Canada.[2]
He lived on the northwest shore of White Bear Lake (now Cassels Lake),[1] which was named after him.[3]
Death and legacy
White Bear died in 1870.[1]
White Bear Forest and White Bear Lake are named after White Bear.[2]
See also
References
- Hodgins, Bruce W.; Benidickson, Jamie (1989). The Temagani Experience: Recreation, Resources, and Aboriginal Rights in the Northern Ontario Wilderness, Canada: University of Toronto Press, ISBN 978-0802067135 p. 35, 40–48, 66, 299
- White Bear Old Growth Forest Trail Guide Retrieved on 2007-06-27
- Charles Hallock, William A. Bruette, Forest and Stream. (1904). United States: Forest and Stream Publishing Company. p.117