Annette Brisard
| Annette Brisard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947-02-16 Ombabika, Ontario |
| Died | 2021-05-08 |
| Occupation | Restaurateur; community elder |
Annette Brisard (16 February 1947 – 8 May 2021 (aged 74)) was an Anishinaabe elder and restaurateur from Ombabika, Ontario, who made her home in Jellicoe.[1][2]
Life and family
Brisard was born on 16 February 1947 in Ombabika, Ontario. She spent her early years in logging camps around Ombabika and Auden with her parents and siblings, hunting, trapping and fishing. She later lived in Armstrong and Dorion before settling in Jellicoe. She attended residential school and was remembered for the resilience with which she met the challenges of her life.[1]
She was president of the Neil Arthur Memorial Hall in Jellicoe and an elder who sat on committees of Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek. She ran restaurants in Dorion, Jellicoe and Beardmore, where travellers on highways 11 and 17 stopped for her burgers and pies.[1] She died unexpectedly on 8 May 2021, aged 74, and her family remembered her as a keeper of the oral history of Ombabika and Auden.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Obituary for Annette Brisard, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), May 2021, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
- ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 1 June 2021, p. 9(B)