Nahnebahwequay National Historic Person

TBD, Ontario
1961.027.057 Nahneebahweequay (Catharine Sutton), no date (seated, book
in lap, white ribbon at neck) (© The Grey Roots Archival Collection | Collection archivistique de Grey Roots)
Nahnebahwequay, no date
(© The Grey Roots Archival Collection | Collection archivistique de Grey Roots)
Address : TBD, Ontario

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2021-04-28
Life Date: 1824 to 1865

Other Name(s):
  • Nahnebahwequay (1824–1865)  (Designation Name)
  • Catherine Sutton  (Other Name)
  • Nahnebahwequa  (Other Name)
  • Nahneebahwequa  (Other Name)
  • Nahnee  (Other Name)
Research Report Number: 2020-01

Importance: Leader and activist in the fight for First Nation land rights in the mid-19th century