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Nahnebahweequay (Catharine Sutton) appealed to Queen Victoria

The Port Credit lighthouse in Mississauga, Ontario, near the Credit River, photographed in 2011.
The Port Credit lighthouse in Mississauga, Ontario, near the Credit River, photographed in 2011. Port Credit Lighthouse (6151816278) · ^ Missi ^ from Mississauga, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Nahnebahweequay (Catharine Sutton, 1824–1865), a Mississauga (Ojibwe) advocate raised at the Credit Mission, fought for Indigenous land title and against the loss of First Nations women’s status through marriage to non-Indigenous men. In defiance of colonial officials, she travelled to London and appealed directly to Queen Victoria in 1860.

Scope & context

Her advocacy as recognized in her designation, not a full biography.

Sources behind this record

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Nahnebahweequay (1824-1865) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text