Antoinette Baxter

Antoinette Baxter
Kokum
Died	2016-04-19 Thunder Bay
Occupation	trapper, artisan, and commercial fisher
Father	Jacob Achneepineskum
Mother	Maggie Achneepineskum
Partner	John Christopher Baxter (husband of Antoinette Baxter)
Children	George Baxter (son of Antoinette Baxter) Lawrence Baxter Mel Baxter Maggie Baxter Elmer Baxter Cathy Baxter Gordon Baxter (son of Antoinette Baxter) Juanita Baxter Robert Baxter (son of Antoinette Baxter) Willie Baxter Millie Baxter

Antoinette Baxter (died (2016-04-19)19 April 2016) was a Pym Island-born trapper, artisan, and commercial fisher who lived in Marten Falls First Nation and Thunder Bay.

Life and family

Antoinette Baxter was born on Pym Island on the Attawapiskat River, the eldest of five children to Jacob and Maggie Achneepineskum. From a young age, she worked as a trapper alongside her father. She became a skilled artisan, known for creating beaded moccasins, one pair of which was gifted to Pope John Paul 11.

In 1937, she married John Christopher Baxter. They lived primarily at Washi Lake on the Albany River, where they raised eleven children and lived off the land. The couple engaged in commercial sturgeon fishing, supplying markets as far as the Airlane in Thunder Bay and New York City. They eventually returned to Marten Falls First Nation before moving to Thunder Bay in 2002.

She was predeceased by her husband John Christopher Baxter, her daughter Millie, her granddaughter Jacqueline, her parents, two brothers, and one sister. She was survived by her children George, Lawrence, Mel, Maggie, Elmer, Cathy, Gordon, Juanita, Robert, and Willie, along with their respective spouses Mina, Alanna, Deanne, Dennis, Alice, and Wanita. Her sister Angeline Marten also survived her, as did many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Antoinette Baxter died on April 19, 2016, at Roseview Manor in Thunder Bay. A funeral service was held at the WESTFORT CHAPEL on April 22, 2016. She was buried at Marten Falls First Nation on April 23, 2016.