List of White Lake Chiefs Councillors Canada

Whitefish Lake Ojibway

List of Chiefs and Councilors of the Whitefish Lake Ojibway Band 1850-1900

Shawenakeshick signed the Robinson Treaty on September 9, 1850 on behalf of the Whitefish lake Band.

The following information has been extracted from the treaty paylists.

Chief Councilor Date of Paylist

Showonukezik N/A 1850
(1850-1857)

Shainowquoum N/A 1858
(1858 to 1894)
(died between the treaty
payments of 1893 and 1894)

Shainowquom N/A 1895 to 1885

Shainowquom Pierre Ogamance 1886
James Showanonqui

Shainowquom N/A 1887

Shainowquom Josseph Faille 1888

Mongoin

Cahbeate (2nd chief)

Shainowquom Cabayette 1889
Peter Gocrosh
Shainowquom

Cabayette (2nd chief) P. Gocrosh 1890

Shainowquom Cabayette 1891

Mongonin Michelle Faille

Shainowquom J.B. Shawbonoquet 1892

Wahbenimeke

Shainowquom Joseph Pinac 1893

Wahbenimeke

Cabayette

Wahbenimeke N/A 1894

Caahbeate

Wahbenimeke N/A 1895

Cabayette

Wahbenimeke Joseph Cahbeate 1896

Wahbenimeke Cahbeate 1897

J. Baptiste Shawbwonoquet Joseph Wahbenemeke 1898

J. B. Shawbwonoquet N/A 1899

J. Baptiste Shawbwonoquet N/A 1900

Chief Mai-she-quong-gai

Mai-she-quong-gai was one of the Ojibwa chiefs who signed a treaty in 1862 that transfered most of Manitoulin Island to the Crown. Non-Indian settlement of the Island began the following year.

Till we meet again - Regards - edmondsallan