The Life of Ne-gua-nan-I-sew

This chapter of Reginald Beatty's diary relates to his friendship with Ne-gua-nan-I-sew, a Cree man who first traded with Beatty in 1884. Beatty details Ne-gua-nan-I-sew's marriage, family life and eventual death of Ne-gua-nan-I-sew and his family in a prairie fire. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

Historical note:

Reginald Beatty (b. 1854) was not only a clerk of the Hudson's Bay Company, but also the first settler in the Melfort district. The current city of Melfort was preceded by a small community known as the Stoney Creek Settlement, started by founding settler Beatty, a Hudson Bay Company employee who settled with his family in the new Northwest. He was employed with the HBC from 1872-1883. Beatty served at Shoal River, Fairford, Cumberland House, The Pas (several terms), Grand Rapids, Sturgeon River and Norway House.