Edward Ishwassogishigweb Root

Edward Root is # 920 on the 1907 Wooster Roll where he is identified as the son of Mrs. Emily Root # 918. Edward's traditional name is recorded as "Ishwassogishigweb" meaning "Eight-day sitter" but that name, its context and meaning require scrutiny and comment by those with expertise in the nuances of the Anishinaabemowin language and Potawatomi culture.

In 1907 when Edward Root was age 6 he was living at Saugeen Reservation, Ontario where he held full rights in Canada.