Early Life
Catherine Sutton’s Anishinaabe name, meaning “Upright Woman.”
Nahneebahwequa
Catherine Sutton’s father, Bunch Sonego, belonged to this clan.
Eagle Clan
In 1860, Catherine Sutton traveled to England to meet this queen.
Queen Victoria
Catherine Sutton faced discrimination because she was an Indigenous woman married to a man of this background.
European/English
Catherine Sutton’s story highlights the clash between colonial policies and these rights.
Indigenous rights
She was born in 1824 near this Ontario location.
Port Credit (Credit River flats)
Catherine Sutton married this English settler.
William Sutton
Catherine Sutton fought against the government’s unfair seizure of this.
Indigenous land
Despite building a farm, the government refused to recognize her family’s land title in this Ontario town.
Owen Sound
Catherine Sutton is remembered as a symbol of this for Indigenous women.
resilience and resistance
Catherine Sutton grew up learning both Ojibwe traditions and this religion.
Methodist Christianity
Catherine and William Sutton raised this many children.
seven
She presented her people’s land claims at this famous palace.
Buckingham Palace
Catherine Sutton struggled with both poverty and this health issue.
Catherine Sutton struggled with both poverty and this health issue.
Catherine Sutton’s activism focused on protecting this essential resource for her people.
land
In 1837, she traveled to this country with her aunt Elizabeth Jones.
England
Catherine’s mother, Mary Crane, belonged to this clan.
Otter Clan
Catherine Sutton is remembered as one of the first Indigenous women in Canada to do this.
publicly petition colonial leaders
Catherine Sutton died in 1865 in this township.
Sarawak Township, Grey County
Catherine Sutton’s life shows the importance of this quality when facing injustice.
courage