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William Herbert
Lake, 1862-1959, was of both Mohawk and
Algonquin descent.
This photo was
passed down to Art Haines from his
grandmother, Jennie Dell Hannah (nee
Lake). Jennie was William's
daughter.
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 Aboriginal
Ancestry Search
For those people who are only interested in applying
for their Certificate of Aboriginal Status card, this
search is not
required. If you apply for your card at
www.aboriginalstatus.com a search is done as part of the
application process at no cost to you. If we find
your aboriginal ancestor, your application is approved
but we do not identify the ancestor to you.
We offer this search for people who are interested in
identifying and learning more about their aboriginal
ancestor(s).
When you apply for a search we check our databases for
any aboriginal connections already in our files.
We then have one of researchers look in archives and
other sources for your native ancestors. The fee
of $100 does not cover the dozens, even hundreds of
hours that go into this.
We are able to do this for such a low fee because
of our many dedicated volunteers.
When all the searching has been completed, we notify
you of the results. Included would be any
information we have regarding your aboriginal ancestor
and a chart showing how you are related to them.
If we find several natives in your background you are
given the information for each of them.
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It is important that you
provide us with as much family information as possible.
If your information is very limited, we will still try
to identify your aboriginal ancestry. If you were to
hire a genealogist to find your aboriginal ancestor it
would probably cost you hundreds, even thousands of
dollars. This is beyond the budget of many people.
We believe our unique service offers you a good
possibility of success at a very affordable price.
The cost of the search is $100, which
we hope you find reasonable considering all the
aboriginal records that are accessed on your behalf.
Please note that there is a long waiting list before we
can begin your search, and after it is started it can
take up to a year to complete our work.
We
are also able to offer research services for family
history unrelated to aboriginal ancestry.
If this is of interest to
you, please contact us to discuss your needs.
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