Mrs. Philemon La Collie (or Recollet) Saganaki

This woman is #580 on the Wooster Roll where she is identified as the daughter of Thomas Saganaki #579. Her given name is not recorded since she is identified only as the wife of Philemon Recollet, a man who is not listed on the Wooster Roll, presumably because he either is not Potawatomi or was deceased by 1907. The surname Recollet (a common French Canadian name typically pronounced "Wrecko-lay") was pronouced "La Collie" by the family so the surname of her son and his children recorded as "La Collie". Mrs. Recollet's traditional name is recorded as "Nibiwikwe" meaning "Married woman" but it is highly unlikely she had that name in her youth. The traditional name and the distortions in her married surname require scrutiny by those with expertise in the Anishinaabemowin language and Potawatomi culture and history. In 1907 when Mrs. Recollet was age 55 she was living at Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She is recorded as having no rights in Canada.