Jeannie Pielle was born in 1888.  Her mother, Martha (nee Timothy) was the sister of Sliammon Chief Tom Timothy and her father, Billy Pielle, was the son of  Old Pielle, said to have been born on Hernando Island around 1840.

Jeannie was one of several children ... Read More

Irene was the daughter of Annie Joseph of Church House and Tom Joseph of Sliammon.  Irene's maternal grandparents were Joseph Charlie and Mary Pielle (who appears in some records as Mary Pierre).  Her paternal grandparents  were Joseph Dominick and Irene August.

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Basket maker Rose (Dominick) Mitchell was the daughter of Johnny Dominick and Bakahltenuk. Johnny Dominick was anthropologist Homer Barnett's cultural advisor in the 1930's.  According to Barnett, both of Johnny's parents, and their parents before them, had come from Toba Inlet, and ... Read More