Mr. Pither Hudson's Bay Company Man Du Vernet spent his first evening in Rat Portage (modern day Kenora) with Robert John Nicholson Pither, the Indian Agent for the area. Mr. Pither was born in Montreal in 1824. He started working for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1846, and in 1853 moved to …
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John Sanders
John Sanders John Sanders was an Anglican clergyman and translator. Born on March 17, 1845, Sanders's mother was an Ojibwe woman, while his father was a white canoe builder. Growing up, Sanders spoke Ojibwe, but later learnt English and Cree. Sanders went to an Anglican school in Moose Factory, …