[Commission Evidence of Emma Michell Vol. 1]
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is part of: Delgamuukw Trial Transcripts
contributor: Michell, Emma
creator: British Columbia. Supreme Court
issued: 2013
created: 1986-08-26
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note: MICHELL, E In Chief Mr. Grant VICTOR WILLIAM JIM, Wet'suwet'en Interpreter, Sworn. EMMA MICHELL, Witness called on behalf of the Plaintiffs, affirmed, testifies as follows: PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED AT 11:20 a.m. 26 AUGUST 1986 EXAMINATION BY MR. GRANT: You have been affirmed to tell the truth in this Commission Evidence, is that correct? A Okay. Q Is the answer yes? THE INTERPRETER: Yes. Q And you are -- you're -- you are Emma Michell? A Yes. Q And you were born in Hagwilget in 1908? THE WITNESS: Yeah. Q What is the birth date, exactly? A July 25th. Q And, in your lifetime, have you travelled between Moricetown and Hagwilget and on to certain Wet'suwet'en territories? THE WITNESS: Yes. Q And you have lived on those territories and in those villages? Go off the record. (OFF THE RECORD DISCUSSION) MR. GRANT: Back on the record. There was an outside interruption, that's why we adjourned briefly? Q You have lived principally in Moricetown since 1924? THE WITNESS: Yeah. Q And your mother was Amanda Michell? THE WITNESS: Mitchell. A Mitchell. Q Mitchell. And she died in 1918? THE WITNESS: Um-hmm. Q And Where did She die? THE WITNESS: Vancouver, in New Westminster. Q And your father was Jimmy Mitchell? THE WITNESS: Yeah. Q And he died in 1951? THE WITNESS: Yeah. 2 MICHELL, E. In Chief Mr. Grant Q And your father had a house at Hagwilget? THE WITNESS: Yeah, used to be. Q And did you live in that house, when you were young? THE WITNESS: Yeah. Q And Where Was that located in Hagwilget? (Interpreter speaks further to Witness, Witness responds) A Okay, the house was located where Charlie Austin's kids presently have their homes. There also used to be an old school, and that's where I attended school. And the house we lived in was burned to the ground. Q What grade did you go to in school? THE WITNESS: Four, I quit school. Never learned much. Q Do you recall how old your mother was when she died? A Ten years old. Q Okay, would you translate the question How old was your mother when…
has type: Trial proceedings
spatial: British Columbia
identifier: KEB529.5.L3 B757
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0018365
language: English
subject: Uukw, Delgam, 1937-
subject: Indigenous peoples--Canada
subject: Oral history
subject: Wet'suwet'en First Nation
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver : United Reporting Service Ltd.
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