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Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M.

ID# 23331, b. 5 March 1916, d. 28 August 1990

Pedigree

Charts: Alexander McNab (c.1700-)

Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M. was also recorded as Alex Hilliard McNab.

Queen Elizabeth II & Chief Hilliard McNab
Fort Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan (1978)

Note:

A respected chief of the Gordon Reserve, Hilliard McNab helped advance the cause of First Nations across the province. After an attempt at farming on the Reserve, McNab began a long political career on the Gordon Council in the 1950s, eventually becoming chief in 1968 until his voluntary resignation in 1982. He was a founding member of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians and the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. McNab served on the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission from its inception to 1982 and was subsequently involved in the initial development of Wanuskewin Heritage Park. In recognition of his invaluable counsel both on and off the Gordon Reserve, Chief Hilliard McNab was invested with the Order of Canada in 1984.
see The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.

Birth:
Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M. was born on 5 March 1916 at Saskatchewan, Canada,

Chief Hilliard's obituary gives a birth date of 5 Mar 1916. However, "Alex Hillard McNab" is found aged 1 in the April 1916 census.

http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca shows:-
Alexander Hilliard McNab, son of Samuel McNag & Harriet Pratt. Born 5 Mar 1916 in the Gordon Indian Reserve.
Registration Number: 25564

I am assuming that the census should read 1 month.

Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M. was the son of Samuel McNab and Harriet Jane Pratt.

Marriage:
Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M. married Doris Genevieve Anderson, daughter of Joseph Anderson and Flora Severight, in 1936

Note: in 1984

Hilliard was honoured for a lifetime of devoted service to First Nations people by being made a member of the Order of Canada.
source: Saskatchewan First Nations: Lives Past and Present - edited by Christian Thompson.

Death:
Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M. died on 28 August 1990 at Canada at age 74 years, 5 months and 23 days

Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M. appeared in the 1916 Canadian census at
Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada.
In April 1916:-


McNAB, Samuel        Head Mar  32   Farmer   Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree
McNAB, Harriet       Wife Mar  28   -        Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree        
McNAB, Samuel G      Son  Sngl  9   -        Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree    
McNAB, William J     Son  Sngl  8   -        Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree    
McNAB, Caroline      Dau  Sngl  6   -        Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree    
McNAB, Jane Mary     Dau  Sngl  4   -        Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree    
McNAB, John Edwin    Son  Sngl  2   -        Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree    
McNAB, Alex Hilliad  Son  Sngl  1*  -        Sask. Anglican  Canadian, Cree 

* Perhaps should read "1 month"   

Gordons Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada
1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

Children of Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M. and Doris Genevieve Anderson

Ivan Lawrence McNab+ b. 3 Jan 1939, d. 10 Dec 2015
Melvin McNab b. 22 Mar 1940, d. 28 Nov 2018
Barbara McNab+ b. 2 Apr 1954, d. 29 Oct 2020

Doris Genevieve Anderson

ID# 23332, b. 15 July 1916, d. 1985

Pedigree

Charts: Alexander McNab (c.1700-)

From 1936, her married name was McNab.

Birth:
Doris Genevieve Anderson was born on 15 July 1916 at Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada,

Doris Genevieve Anderson was the daughter of Joseph Anderson and Flora Severight.

Marriage:
Doris Genevieve Anderson married Chief Hilliard Alexander McNab C.M., son of Samuel McNab and Harriet Jane Pratt, in 1936

Death:
Doris Genevieve Anderson died in 1985 at Pasqua Hospital, Regina, Canada, at age 68 years

Doris Genevieve Anderson appeared in the 1921 Canadian census at
Touchwood Indian Agency, Geo Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada.
On 1 June 1921:-


ANDERSON, Joseph    Head  Mar   56  Farmer b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree
ANDERSON, Flora     Wife  Mar   43  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree
ANDERSON, Walter    Son   Sngl  21  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree
ANDERSON, Percy     Son   Sngl  19  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree
ANDERSON, Katie     Dau   Sngl  11  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree
ANDERSON, Caroline  Dau   Sngl   9  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree 
ANDERSON, Cecilia   Dau   Sngl   7  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree 
ANDERSON, Doris     Dau   Sngl   5  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree
ANDERSON, Howard    Son   Sngl   2  -      b.Sask.  Canadian  Cree

Touchwood Indian Agency, Geo Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
Enumeration District: 218     Sub-District Number: 61
District Description: Touchwood Agency
Line Number: 36      Family Number: 21
Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 153; 
Census Place: 153, Last Mountain, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 2.