Catherine Cardinal

CATHERINE CARDINAL (OTHERWISE CATHERINE PIERRE or CATHERINE MUSTATIP)

Ermineskin's brother, the Plains Cree chief Bob Tail, was known by the Cree name Keskayiwew, in addition to his French/metis name Alexis Piche. Bob Tail's metis wife was Catherine Cardinal dit Mustatip, a.k.a. Catherine Pierre [Heather Devine, The People who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900 (University of Calgary Press, 2004), pp. 232-33]

Marriage

Catherine Cardinal dit Mustatip married Kiikiyew (Otherwise Bobtail) at Pidgeon Lake in 1849. Her father’s name was Pierre Cardinal dit Eia-io-wew and her mother was Marie Catherine Cardinal.[American Tribes] http://amertribes.proboards.com/thread/305/bobtail-cree-chief

One of the heirs of her deceased Mother

Cardinal, Jacque; one of the heirs to his deceased mother, Marie Cardinal; claim no. 294; address: St. Albert; born: 1800 at Edmonton; father: Matchi-Pa-Koos Cardinal (Métis); mother: Lizette Maskekostkoesk (Métis); married: 1818 at Moose Hills to Pierre; children living: 2; children deceased: 4; heirs: Jacque Cardinal (deponent), $40.00; Catherine, wife of Bob Tail,: $40.00 Baptiste Cardinal,: $40.00; Bethsy Cardinal, $40.00 = Cardinal, Jacque; un des héritiers de sa défunte mère, Marie Cardinal; no de réclamation 294; résidence: Saint Albert; née: en 1800 à Edmonton; père: Matchi-Pa-Koos Cardinal (Métis); mère: Lizette Maskekostkoesk (Métisse); mariée: en 1818 à Moose Hills à Pierre; enfants vivants: 2; enfants décédés: 4; héritiers: Jacque Cardinal (témoin déposant), 40$; Catherine, épouse de Bob Tail,: 40$; Baptiste Cardinal,: 40$; Bethsy Cardinal, 40$.

Her Metis Script Application

Piche, Catherine; address: Peace Hills Agency; born: 1828 at Lac la Biche; father: Pierre Eia-io-wew (Métis); mother: Catherine Cardinal (Métis); married: 1849 at Pigeon Lake to Alexis Piche; children living: Cecile, Francois, Angele and Alexis; children deceased: Marguerite, Marie and Nancy; scrip for $160.00; claim no. 171. [Library and Archives Canada: Metis Script Applications, reference RG15-D-II-8-c. Volume/box number: 1363. Copied container number: C-14997. NO IMAGE AVAILABLE]

Her Metis Script Application for her deceased Children

21 NOVEMBER 1900: CATHERINE CARDINAL, for her deceased children: Suzanne, born: 1875 at Battle River: died: 1878 at Saddle Lake; Moise, born: 1866 at Battle River: died: 1883 at Battle River; address: Bear Hills; claim no. 3291; father: Alexis Piche (Métis); mother: Catherine Cardinal (Métis) = Cardinal, Catherine; au nom de ses défunts enfants: Suzanne, née: en 1875 à rivière Battle: décédée: en 1878 à Saddle Lake; Moïse, né: en 1866 à rivière Battle: décédé: en 1883 à rivière Battle; résidence: Bear Hills; no de réclamation 3291; père: Alexis Piché (Métis); mère: Catherine Cardinal (Métisse) [Library and Archives Canada: Metis Script Applications, reference RG15-D-II-8-c. Volume/box number: 1339. Copied container number: C-14956.]

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