Just an old man with lots to declare. I had to research my Residential School experience to bury the hurt at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida. Next I had to research my family history which was hidden from me. My ancestor had 84 forts throughout Canada & helped build Canada with the Northwest Company & amalgamated with the Hudson Bay Company in 1821 becoming a shareholder.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Sacred site to the Indigenous people of Standing Rock.
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.ca/2016/09/video-tim-mentz-describes-destruction.html
Monday, May 30, 2016
My experience with Residential School in Saskatchewan for 5 years, excluding the Sexual abuse.
I was forced to attend Prince Albert Indian Residential School in 1962-1967 not knowing why I had to be separated from my loved ones. I grew up wondering why. Many years later before I got the Compensation package I had found out it was as I regress was because Charles Davin (a Regina Editor) was commissioned by Sir John A. McDonald to find a low cost effective way to keep the Treaty promises that was needed to build the National Railway from "sea to shining sea". Mr. Davin had to find out about an Indian Program which he had heard about in the United States which was run by a Captain Richard Henry Pratt at Carlyle, Pennsylvania.
I have been to Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida with my family when I received Compensation & without any Aboriginal Healing Foundation assistance to heal my memories of "Kill the Indian Save the Man" by Richard Henry Pratt who bought 72 Prisoners of War from the Midwest plains wars especially Geronimo's family but he went to Fort Pickering approximately 62 miles away.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016
Arley McGillivray has made Cornwall Peewee Tier 2 Girls Hockey Team!
Asking for historians, family & friends to fulfill a McGillivray's Dream? Dad has made a GoFundMe site for her at Support My Hockey Girl Goalie, please donate, thank you!
Friday, January 8, 2016
Repatriated items to family collection
I apologize for the hiatus because it has taken sometime for me to locate these items. Additionally, I've had a change of mind regarding Hudson Bay Company because of the information I've learned. It is therefore imperative to me to work with them.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Seems to be another Rodney.
Digging for Roots: Old Photos
It's probably time that you met Martha (Dool) Brown since we have been talking so much about her in these Digging For Roots boxes. Martha was born in Canada West in 1842, just a year or two after her Mother and Father came to Oxford-on-Rideau Township from Taylorstown in Northern Ireland. She married Robert Brown on June 10th in 1879, at the late age of 37. She still managed to raise four children before she died in 1917. She must have been very proud of the fact that her husband was one of the stone masons who built the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
Courtesy of Rodney Brown, Merrickville, and James Gillespie, Kemptville, Ontario.
I'm taking this Ancestral Digging for your roots class & found this on their site. @rodneybrown
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Asking for Canadians NOT to buy the War of 1812 Canadian Mint.
I am asking Canadians to Boycott the purchase the these Commerative Canadian Mint productions which is not exactly shown on my picture; cause, this picture would have been more appropriate & respectful towards the NorthWest Company which helped Canada retain its present day borders. We lost NWCo trade routes which would have been Canadian property through the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. These States would have been part of Canada: Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota & North Michigan because NWCo had trading posts right to the mouth of the Columbia (which was named McGillivray River - by Simon Fraser & David Thompson) & the original map hangs in Toronto, which rightfully belongs to this family & not the University.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
I'm reading "Empire of the Bay" by Peter C. Newman.
The book is not my favorite because of the HBC biased information, much of what he wrote was unsubstantiated historical ramblings, as if there would be no one to come around in history to speak for themselves, which thankfully, this descendant has emerged to set the records straight, because "the lords of the lakes & the forests are [NOT -sic] all passed away" p.138. The business documents of the amalgamation of 1821 are still Legal & Binding, much of the NWCo property was not given fair market value to this date. The Forts still earn tourist income.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
8th Fire on CBC airs what it means to be Indian.
http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/8thfire/2011/11/its-time.html
This got my blood boiling especially when I seen Brett Wilson patting himself on the back for hiring or helping First Nations people which when I asked him to help me expand my business by putting badges, crests & logos so that I could start working on this active Crown Patent & many other NWCo properties which are spread throughout Canada. I receive no help financially to litigate, whereas Assembly of First Nations receive tons of money to fight their issues in court but when this Treaty Indian with Metis Scottish background approaches them for help I am shirked aside. I went through the Indian Residential School system, paid for my own Healing trip to St. Augustine, Florida where Capt. Richard Henry Pratt started the project to Kill the Indian Save the Man, I have yet to make it to Pennsylvania Carlysle Indian Residential School where Charles Davin who went there to get his report written in 1879. The guy committed suicide in 1901 probably because he felt guilty for separating too many Indian families.
Present day, I live in Hawkesbury in a rented 2 bedroom apartment with my 3 children who attend a school where Indian history is not taught, they receive their Native Studies from me & the History of the NorthWest Company. I receive no funding other what my mother from Edmonton sends or by what my wife earns from attending Algonquin College. We struggle big time, I'd prefer to be working.
This got my blood boiling especially when I seen Brett Wilson patting himself on the back for hiring or helping First Nations people which when I asked him to help me expand my business by putting badges, crests & logos so that I could start working on this active Crown Patent & many other NWCo properties which are spread throughout Canada. I receive no help financially to litigate, whereas Assembly of First Nations receive tons of money to fight their issues in court but when this Treaty Indian with Metis Scottish background approaches them for help I am shirked aside. I went through the Indian Residential School system, paid for my own Healing trip to St. Augustine, Florida where Capt. Richard Henry Pratt started the project to Kill the Indian Save the Man, I have yet to make it to Pennsylvania Carlysle Indian Residential School where Charles Davin who went there to get his report written in 1879. The guy committed suicide in 1901 probably because he felt guilty for separating too many Indian families.
Present day, I live in Hawkesbury in a rented 2 bedroom apartment with my 3 children who attend a school where Indian history is not taught, they receive their Native Studies from me & the History of the NorthWest Company. I receive no funding other what my mother from Edmonton sends or by what my wife earns from attending Algonquin College. We struggle big time, I'd prefer to be working.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Silly Wizard: Donald McGilliavry-O'Neill's Cavalry March
This is a light-hearted fantasy song. We do have in our Clan some Donald McGillivrays with different spellings. This will get your toes tapping & maybe if you're anything like my son, Gregory, you'll be doing a Highland jig!
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Susan Mother & First Lady of Canada, Mother to Metis Sons - Simon & Joseph, Peter died age 4 years old.
Produced by: Gilbert Lawrence McGillivray
Sung by: Rodney Brown
No Financial sponsorship
National Historic Site Lachine to Fort William we will fight to remain open!
Produced by: Gil McGillivray
Sung by: Rodney Brown
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