By Gerald Neufeld
1. Joe With His Parents (above)
Joe Owen with his parents at their home in Pauingassi. Mother Annette (Kakaak) (daughter of Sarah Crow and Joseph Crow Sr.) and father Judas Owen (Kwiipit) (son of Moses Owen and Alice Keeper). Photo: H. Neufeld, August 1970
2. Joe With His Dad, Brother and Sister
Joe Owen in centre with his dad Judas (Kwiipit). Brother Winston (Kihtaans) on left, sister Mary Ann (Winchiko) on right. Photo: H. Neufeld
3. Joe With His Parents and Brother Visiting Henry Neufeld
Joe Owen in centre and front of dad Judas (Kwiipit). Mom Annette to right. Brother Winston (Kihtaans) on right peeking out from behind his mother. Henry Neufeld on left. Visit is taking place at the start of the portage to Little Grand Rapids’ Hudson Bay Company store, at the top of the big rapids, Little Grand Rapids. Photo: H. Neufeld, mid 1960s
Photo taken on the same day as above. Joe Owen in background between his mother Annette and brother Winston. Dad Judas portaging canoe to a point of launching below the rapids to continue the shopping excursion to the Hudson Bay Company Store at Little Grand Rapids (prior to store at Pauingassi). Photo: H. Neufeld
4. Joe’s Dad as a Big Game Hunter
Joe Owen learned to hunt well. His father (right) shot a moose across the lake at Pauingassi. On left is Alex Pascal (Kihchiish) along with his two sons. Photo: Edwin Friesen, October 1955
5. Joe in School
Joe Owen marked by yellow circle on class photo taken in log classroom. Photo: R. Enns, 1966 or 1967
6. Joe’s Maternal Grandmother
Joe Owen’s maternal grandmother Sarah Crow (Ehshinminchimowiye) at Pauingassi. Photo: M. Wiebe, mid 1960s
7. Joe’s Maternal Grandfather
Joe Owen’s maternal grandfather Joseph Crow, Sr. (A’aasi) in Pikangikum, sitting on left with first wife who passed in the early 1930s (Joseph Crow, Sr. married Ehshinminchimowiye in 1935). Photo: A.I. Hallowell, 1930s
8. Joe’s Great Grandfather
Joe Owen’s great grandfather Shawtail Owen (Kihchi Ahkakochiish) at Pauingassi. Kneeling is son John George Owen (Meme), a younger brother to Joe’s maternal grandmother Sarah Crow (Ehshinminchimowiye). Photo: H. Neufeld, late 1950s
9. Joe’s Great-Great Grandfather
Joe Owen’s great-great grandfather Arthur Leveque sitting on left. He was the Councillor for Little Grand Rapids. Shawtail Owen (previous photo) was the son-in-law of Arthur Leveque. Photo taken at Little Grand Rapids during canoe delivery of Treaty monies and gifts during summer. Photo: A.V. Thomas, Hudson Bay Company Archive, June 3, 1910
10. Joe’s Paternal Grandparents
Joe Owen’s paternal grandfather Moses Owen (Miskwaatesiwishkiinshik) and grandmother Alice Keeper (Kihchi Mohkomaan) at Pauingassi. Photo: A.I. Hallowell, 1930s
Learn about Gerald Neufeld’s quest to trace the ancestry of community members in Pimachiowin Aki.
