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'''Charles Cowley Pratt''' (1816–1888), also known as Askenootow which means Worker of the earth in [[Cree language|Cree]], was an interpreter at the [[Treaty 4]] negotiations at [[Fort Qu'Appelle]] in 1874 and 1875.<ref name=otc>{{cite web | url=http://www.otc.ca/LEARNING_RESOURCES/Historical_Biographies/Treaty_4/Pratt,_Charles_%28Askenootow%29/ | title=Pratt, Charles (Askenootow) | publisher=Office of the Treaty Commissioner | accessdate=September 11, 2012}}</ref> |
'''Charles Cowley Pratt''' (c. 1816–1888), also known as Askenootow which means Worker of the earth in [[Cree language|Cree]], was an interpreter at the [[Treaty 4]] negotiations at [[Fort Qu'Appelle]] in 1874 and 1875.<ref name=otc>{{cite web | url=http://www.otc.ca/LEARNING_RESOURCES/Historical_Biographies/Treaty_4/Pratt,_Charles_%28Askenootow%29/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115115227/http://www.otc.ca/LEARNING_RESOURCES/Historical_Biographies/Treaty_4/Pratt,_Charles_(Askenootow)/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 15, 2013 | title=Pratt, Charles (Askenootow) | publisher=Office of the Treaty Commissioner | accessdate=September 11, 2012 }}</ref> |
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Pratt was born in 1816 in the [[Qu'Appelle Valley]], and was a member of a [[Cree]]-[[Assiniboine people|Assiniboine]] tribe. He was given the name Charles Pratt in 1823 after he was baptized into the Church of England. He then became a [[catechist]] and [[lay preacher]] for the Church of England. He also worked as a [[ |
Pratt was born in about 1816 in the [[Qu'Appelle Valley]], and was a member of a [[Cree]]-[[Assiniboine people|Assiniboine]] tribe. He attended the [[Church Missionary Society]] (CMS) school, which had been established by the Revd. John West in what was then known as the [[Red River Colony]] in what is now the province of [[Manitoba]].<ref name="CMSatlascan">{{cite web|author= |title= The Church Missionary Atlas (Canada)|pages= 220–226|date= 1896| url= http://www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Details/CMS_OX_Atlas_01|accessdate=19 October 2015 | publisher = [[Adam Matthew Digital]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="March1857">{{cite web |first = | last = |title= The Church Missionary Gleaner, March 1857|work= Missionary Work Around the Winnepegoosis Lake, Rupert's Land|accessdate=24 October 2015 |url= http://www.churchmissionarysociety.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/Images/CMS_OX_Gleaner_1857_03/3| publisher = [[Adam Matthew Digital]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> He attended school with [[Henry Budd]] and [[James Settee]].<ref name="STXIII">{{cite web|author= Sarah Tucker |title= The Rainbow in the North: A Short Account of the First Establishment of Christianity in Rupert's Land by the Church Missionary Society: Chapter XIII. Rev. R. and Mrs. Hunt--Summary of the Missions--Ordination of the Rev. H. Budd|pages= |date= 1851| url= http://anglicanhistory.org/canada/rainbow/13.html| publisher = London: James Nisbet | accessdate=12 December 2015}}</ref> He was given the name Charles Pratt in 1823 after he was baptized into the Church of England. He then became a [[catechist]] and [[lay preacher]] for the Church of England. He also worked as a [[sailor|boatman]] for the [[Hudson's Bay Company]].<ref name=otc/> |
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Pratt went on to work as a school teacher on the [[Gordon 86, Saskatchewan|Gordon Indian Reserve]] in 1876 until his death in 1888.<ref name=otc/><ref>{{cite web|title=PRATT, CHARLES COWLEY (1816–88)|url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/pratt_charles_cowley_1816-88.html|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan|accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref> |
Pratt went on to work as a school teacher on the [[Gordon 86, Saskatchewan|Gordon Indian Reserve]] in 1876 until his death in 1888.<ref name=otc/><ref>{{cite web|title=PRATT, CHARLES COWLEY (1816–88)|url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/pratt_charles_cowley_1816-88.html|publisher=The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan|accessdate=4 June 2012}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 1 April 2024
Charles Cowley Pratt (c. 1816–1888), also known as Askenootow which means Worker of the earth in Cree, was an interpreter at the Treaty 4 negotiations at Fort Qu'Appelle in 1874 and 1875.[1]
Pratt was born in about 1816 in the Qu'Appelle Valley, and was a member of a Cree-Assiniboine tribe. He attended the Church Missionary Society (CMS) school, which had been established by the Revd. John West in what was then known as the Red River Colony in what is now the province of Manitoba.[2][3] He attended school with Henry Budd and James Settee.[4] He was given the name Charles Pratt in 1823 after he was baptized into the Church of England. He then became a catechist and lay preacher for the Church of England. He also worked as a boatman for the Hudson's Bay Company.[1]
Pratt went on to work as a school teacher on the Gordon Indian Reserve in 1876 until his death in 1888.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pratt, Charles (Askenootow)". Office of the Treaty Commissioner. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "The Church Missionary Atlas (Canada)". Adam Matthew Digital. 1896. pp. 220–226. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, March 1857". Missionary Work Around the Winnepegoosis Lake, Rupert's Land. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ Sarah Tucker (1851). "The Rainbow in the North: A Short Account of the First Establishment of Christianity in Rupert's Land by the Church Missionary Society: Chapter XIII. Rev. R. and Mrs. Hunt--Summary of the Missions--Ordination of the Rev. H. Budd". London: James Nisbet. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "PRATT, CHARLES COWLEY (1816–88)". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 4 June 2012.