This is a list of Chief Factors and chiefs of Fort Albany, including the Chief Factors of the Hudson's Bay Company that governed the fort when it was controlled by HBC, and the chiefs that have led Fort Albany First Nation since the establishment of a reserve on the territory in 1909, as well as their councils.
Chief Factors of Fort Albany
Following the Hudson's Bay Company's rigid corporate structure, the original trading post of Fort Albany was run by a man with the title "Chief Factor", who oversaw the business of the fort (and consequently, the district). Some of the Chief Factors are listed below, along with the year of their appointment. The term "Governor" is sometimes used to refer to the employee overseeing the operations of the fort.
Term | Chief Factor | Notes | Ref |
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1682-1685 | James Knight | [1][2] | |
1686-1692 | -- | The French controlled the fort at this time. | [2] |
1692-1700 | James Knight | [2] | |
1700-1705 | John Fullartine | [3] | |
1705-1708 | Anthony Beale | Returned to England in 1708 at his own request. | [3] |
1708-1711 | John Fullartine | [3] | |
August 1711 | Henry Kelsey | Formerly Deputy Governor (i.e. Second); replaced Fullartine after his departure before Beale arrived the following month. | [3] |
1711-1714 | Anthony Beale | Recalled in the aftermath of the Treaty of Utrecht as the Company re-oriented itself.
Beginning in 1715, above the governor/chief factor of the fort, there seems to have been the position of "governor-in-chief" overseeing the whole region from York Factory.[4] |
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1714-1715 | Richard Staunton | Recalled upon his own request in 1715, following the rejection of a pay raise, though he may have been abused by the "unruly men" at the fort. | [5] |
1716-1721 | Thomas McCliesh | Returned to England in 1721. | [4] |
1721-1723 | Joseph Myatt | Demoted in 1723 to Deputy Governor (i.e. Second) following a price drop caused by intervention of coureurs des bois and for teaching an indigenous boy to read and write. | [6] |
1723-1726 | Richard Staunton | [5] | |
1726-1730 | Joseph Myatt | Served until his death from "gout of the stomach". | [6] |
1730-1737 | Joseph Adams | [7] | |
1735, 1736 | Thomas McCliesh | Appointed in 1735, and then again in 1736, but was unable to take up his post at Albany both times due to illness, and returned to England. | [4] |
1737-1739 | Thomas Bird | Served until his death, believed to be "hastened by an immoderate use of liquors". | [8] |
1739-1740 | Rowland Waggoner | Died before the orders for a three-year appointment as Chief Factor could reach Albany. | [9] |
1740-1747 | Joseph Isbister | Established the first inland HBC post, Henley House. Had to relinquish his post due to illness. | [10] |
1747-1752 | George Spence | [11] | |
1752-1756 | Joseph Isbister | [10] | |
1764-1775 | Humphrey Marten | [12] | |
1775-1781 | Thomas Hutchins | [13] | |
1781-1790 | Edward Jarvis | [14] | |
1790-1791 | John McNab | [15] | |
1792 | Edward Jarvis | Retired due to ill health. | [14] |
1793-1799 | John McNab | [15] | |
1800-1810 | John Hodgson | Was in England for the 1807-08 year. Dismissed following much mismanagement of the fort and its subsidiaries. | [16] |
1810-1815 | Thomas Vincent | [17] | |
1821 | Merger of the Hudson's Bay Company with the North-West Company | ||
1824-1826 | Thomas Vincent | [17] | |
1826-1829 | Alexander Kennedy | [18]:456 | |
1829-1830 | Alexander McTavish | Chief Trader, no Chief Factor present | [18]:456 |
1830-1837 | Jacob Corrigal | Chief Trader, no Chief Factor present | [18]:457 |
1830 | Alexander Stewart | Governor George Simpson appointed Stewart to be Chief Factor, but on his journey to the fort he suffered a "slight paralytic affection" and was given leave of absence. | [18]:461 |
1837-1855 | Thomas Corcoran | Chief Trader, no Chief Factor present. Departed in 1851-52 to receive medical attention. | [18]:458, 461 |
1855- | William H. Watt | Chief Trader, no Chief Factor present | [18]:461 |
-1858 | John MacKenzie | [18]:450 | |
1858-1860 | William H. Watt | Chief Trader, no Chief Factor present. Given leave of absence in 1860. | [18]:462 |
Ontario Justices of the Peace
Once the settlement was made part of the Dominion of Canada (1869), and later the province of Ontario (awarded by arbitrators in 1878), the province appointed Justices of the Peace to assert its authority in its new northern reaches.[19]
Date of appointment | Justice of the Peace | Notes | Ref |
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May 20, 1882 | William Broughton | Former HBC officer, later became Chief Factor at Moose Factory in 1892. | [19]:88 |
Albany Band Council
Indian Act (1909–1977)
A band council was established for the Fort Albany First Nation, following the Indian Act.
Date of selection | Chief | Councillors | Notes | Ref |
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1909 | Andrew Wesley | [20] | ||
July 1920 | Moses Wesley |
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July 1923 |
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July 26, 1926 |
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July 16, 1929 | Isiah Nashootaway (Sutherland) |
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1933 | Moses Wesley | [20] | ||
1938 | Walter Stephen | [20] | ||
July 1947 | Simeon Scott |
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July 30, 1951 |
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July 29, 1957 | James Wesley |
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June 17, 1960 |
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August 12, 1964 | Abraham Metatawabin |
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July 28, 1967 | James Wesley |
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August 27, 1969 | William Stephen |
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June 15, 1971 | William Wesley Sr. |
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Lawrence Mark resigned January 17, 1972. Moses Nakogee resigned May 16, 1972. | [20] |
June 15, 1973 | John Nakogee |
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June 24, 1975 | Silas Wesley |
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This was the last band council before the official split between the Fort Albany and Kaschechewan First Nations, from 1977 onwards, each community had its own band council. | [20] |
Following split with Kashechewan (1977–2022)
Kashechewan First Nation began having its own band council in 1977.
Date of Selection | Chief | Councillors | Notes | Ref | |
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June 21, 1977 | John Nakogee |
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June 21, 1979 | Alex Metatawabin |
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Chief Alex Metatawabin was removed February 24, 1980, and replaced in a by-election. | [22] | |
March 3, 1980 | Louie[sic] Nakogee | ||||
June 2, 1981 | Alex Metatawabin |
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July 16, 1983 | Louie[sic] Nakogee Sr. |
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February 27, 1985 | Simeon Solomon |
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Gabriel Loone and Marius Spence resigned in September 1985, and were replaced by Peter Nakogee and David Sutherland in a by-election on September 11, 1985. Peter Nakogee then resigned on May 13, 1986. | [22] | |
August 13, 1986 | Louie Nakogee Jr. |
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July 6, 1988 | Edmund Metatawabin |
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William Sutherland and Rita Scott resigned during their time on Council, and were replaced by David Sutherland and George Sackanay in a by-election on May 21, 1989. | [22] | |
July 6, 1990 |
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July 13, 1992 | Edward Metatawabin |
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1994 | Edmund Metatawabin | Edmund Metatawabin was still chief in 1994 and 1995. | [23][24][25] | ||
July 2, 1996 | Arthur Scott | Within a few months of Scott's election, a petition calling for his removal as chief was signed by 186 people. On September 5, 1996, some members of the band held a "custom election", according to The Nation, "a show of hands to select a new chief." 95 people voted in the "custom election" and elected Bernard Sutherland as chief. Scott refused to step down, and did not recognize the "custom election". | [26] | ||
1998 | Mike Metatawabin | [27][28] | |||
Date of Selection | Chief | Deputy Chief | Councillors | Notes | Ref |
2010 |
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July 28, 2012 | Rex Knapaysweet |
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2014 | Robert Nakogee | [29] | |||
2016 | Robert Nakogee | [29] | |||
August 13, 2018 | Leo Metatawabin | Robert Nakogee |
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August 23, 2020 | Robert Nakogee | Charlotte Nakoochee |
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[32] |
Custom Election Code (2022–present)
A referendum of the First Nation's members on June 13, 2022 approved a Custom Election Code, with 22 of 39 votes cast in favour of the code.[33] This Custom Election Code replaces the electoral process laid out in the Indian Act. The 2022 election was the first election in Fort Albany held under the custom code.[34]
Date of Selection | Chief | Deputy Chief | Councillors | Notes | Ref |
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October 1, 2022 | Elizabeth Kataquapit | Terry Metatawabin |
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Elizabeth Kataquapit was the First Nation's first elected female chief. | [35] |
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 "BEALE, ANTHONY". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. 1969. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- 1 2 3 Johnson, Alice M. (1969). "McCLIESH, THOMAS". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
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- ↑ Thorman, G.E. (1969). "ADAMS, JOSEPH". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Johnson, Alice M. (1969). "BIRD, THOMAS". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Thorman, G.E. (1969). "WAGGONER, ROWLAND". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- 1 2 Van Kirk, Sylvia (1969). "ISBISTER, JOSEPH". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Thorman, George E. (1974). "WAPPISIS". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Pannekoek, F. (1979). "MARTEN, HUMPHREY". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Williams, Glyndwr (1979). "HUTCHINS, THOMAS". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- 1 2 Pannekoek, F. (1979). "JARVIS, EDWARD". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- 1 2 "M’Nab, John (Dr.) (ca. 1755-ca. 1820) (fl.1779-1812) January 1987 (MGM:wg based on research by MF); REV. June 1992, 99/07 JHB". Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Archives Winnipeg.
- ↑ Brown, Jennifer S. H. (1987). "HODGSON, JOHN". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- 1 2 Brown, Jennifer S. H. (1987). "VINCENT, THOMAS". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Anick, Norman (1976). "The Fur Trade in Eastern Canada Until 1870" (PDF). Parks Canada. II.
- 1 2 Reimer, Gwen; Chartrand, Jean-Philippe (March 14, 2005). "A HISTORICAL PROFILE OF THE JAMES BAY AREA'S MIXED EUROPEAN-INDIAN OR MIXED EUROPEAN-INUIT COMMUNITY" (PDF). Prepared for Department of Justice Canada.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Chiefs and Councillors - Ontario Region" (PDF). Government of Canada Publications. 1: 3–5. November 11, 1993.
- ↑ Kay, Jonathan (January 19, 2013). "For modern reserves, success is in balancing tradition and capitalism". National Post. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Chiefs and Councillors - Ontario Region" (PDF). Government of Canada Publications. 1: 6–8. November 11, 1993.
- ↑ Roslin, Alex (September 9, 1994). "MoCreebec expelled from Mushkegowuk Council". The Nation. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ↑ The Nation (November 18, 1994). "RANGERS EXPAND IN NORTH". The Nation. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ↑ Rickard, Paul M. (April 28, 1995). "CHIEF DECRIES DOUBLE-STANDARD". The Nation. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ↑ Roslin, Alex (October 25, 1996). "ONE CHIEF TOO MANY IN FORT ALBANY". The Nation. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ↑ Nicholls, Will (July 16, 1999). "St. Anne's Anna Wesley found guilty". The Nation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ↑ The Nation (June 16, 2000). "Uproar Over Racist Comments". The Nation. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Baiguzhiyeva, Dariya (August 24, 2020). "Fort Albany elects new chief and council". Timmins Today. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
He [Robert Nakogee] [has] been on council for 10 consecutive years. Nakogee started off as a councillor and then served as a deputy chief for six years.
- ↑ "New chief quizzed by Fort Albany youth". Wawatay News. August 16, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Chief and Council | Fafn". Fort Albany First Nation. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Governance". Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Government of Canada. June 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Revised REFERENDUM RESULTS NOTICE" (Press release). Fort Albany, ON: Fort Albany First Nation. June 13, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ "NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION" (Press release). Fort Albany, ON: Fort Albany First Nation. June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Rabski-McColl, Amanda (October 4, 2022). "Fort Albany elects first woman chief". Timmins Today. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.