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Deerskin moccasins made by Nancy Frances

Deerskin moccasins made by Nancy Frances, of Nlaka’pamux and Nez Perce descent, wife of Louis Joseph Antoine Globe, son of La’staa and Louis Antoine. She often sold moccasins […]

Barn on the Basque ranch

Marie Agnès Mathilde Delatre

In 1873, Louis Antoine Minaberriet married Marie Agnès Mathilde Delatre, born in New York State of French parents. They had three children: Henri, Clémence (1876-?) and Isabelle (1879-?). […]

The Etcheverrito house in Lecumberry, France

Recollections by Daryl Minnabarriet on his great-grandfather’s second mariage

Daryl Minnabarriet is the only child of Louis Joseph “Joe” Minnabarriet (1911-1981) and Florence Marie Minnabarriet (née Lafleur, 1923-2001). Daryl’s father is the fourth of six children of […]

The Bar-X Rangers

Joe was the most proficient of the musicians, playing the fiddle, the saxophone and many other instruments. The violin was his favourite instrument. The band played swing and […]

Minabarriet men in military uniform

Many Indigenous youth choose to serve in the Armed Forces during wartime, including three of Louis Joseph Antoine Globe Minaberriet’s sons. During the Second World War, Peter served […]

Roping champion Percy Minnabarriet

Louis Antoine and La’staa’s great-grandson Percy was a champion calf-roper and All Around Cowboy who won his first steer-riding competition at age 16. In 1979, Pro Rodeo Canada […]

Verna Minnaberriet, “B.C. Indian Princess 1975”

Verna Minnaberriet, great-granddaughter of Louis Joseph Antoine Globe, first becomes Miss Ashcroft and is then crowned as “BC Indian Princess” in 1975. The pageant was sponsored by the […]

Painting of Chimney Creek ranch buildings

Amédée was the first pre-emptor of land at Chimney Creek, south-east of Williams Lake, in the district now named after the Isnardy family. By 1864, he built a […]

Sons of Amédée and Julianne Isnardy

No photo exists of Amédée Isnardy or Julianne Waillamalkwa, the parents of these young men. Note the very Mexican tone of the hats and jackets. Many cowboys in […]

Jimmy and Evelyn Isnardy

Jimmy and his first wife, Christine Bowe (1886-1919) had 5 children: Matilda “Tillie” (1907-1995) Irene Pearl (1908-1995) James Edward “Buster” (1909-1986) Myrtle Dorothy (1912-1995) David Andrew “Sonny” (1914-1988) […]