Residential Archives | The Francophone Ranchers of British Columbia’s Interior Plateau

Indigenous baskets in the Minnabarriet home

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Nancy Frances

Nancy Frances (1877-1970) was of the Nlaka’pamux and Nez Perce First Nations. Her Indigenous name was Mourning Dove. She was raised by Chief Timothy Shamahallsee at P’kaist, near […]

Recollections by Daryl Minnabarriet on his great-grandfather’s origins

Daryl Minnabarriet (1947- ) is the only child of Louis Joseph “Joe” Minnabarriet (1911-1981) and Florence Marie Minnabarriet (née Lafleur, 1923-2001), a Métis woman from Saskatchewan. Daryl’s father […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

The Lequime ranch house

The residence on the Lequime ranch, beside their first general store, 1872.

The Versepuech family

Mootla was the daughter of Koteminak and Cormenaskat of the Dog Creek Band (today, the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation). Mootla and Isidore’s son Édouard became a champion golfer […]

The Versepuech house

Joseph Pigeon’s house

The two-storey ranch house above burned down, so the family had to move into a storage building while a new house was being built. When Joseph retired, he […]