Julia Jamieson

Julia Jamieson (1889-1975) was a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Canada. She was born to Augustus Jamieson, a Cayuga teacher and member of the Six Nations School Board, and Emmeline Echo-Hill, a Mohawk and daughter of Chief Jacob Hill.[1] Julia Jamieson was a scholar, author, and teacher in the Six Nations School Board for many years. She was a founding member of the Six Nations Teacher's Organization[2] and President of the local Baptist Young People's Union.[3] Books authored by Jamieson include Echoes of the Past: A History of Education from the time of the Six Nations Settlement on the Banks of the Grand River in 1784 to 1924, and a history of the Six Nations Agricultural Society.[1] She worked to preserve the Mohawk language and was involved with the Six Nations Reserve Forest Theatre including a production based on the life of Pauline Johnson. She also created a museum dedicated to Pauline Johnson. Jamieson came from a family of teachers and their commitment to education was honoured by the naming of Jamieson Elementary School in Ohsweken.[4]

References
  1. Norman, Alison (2015). ""True to my own noble race"". Ontario History. 107 (1): 5. doi:10.7202/1050677ar. ISSN 0030-2953.
  2. Moses, Olive; Henhawk, Doris; King, Loyd (1987). History of Education on the Six Nations Reserve. Brantford: Woodland Cultural Centre.
  3. “Anglican Churches,” File 4, Box 470, Accession 89/55, Sally Weaver Collection, Canadian Museum of History.
  4. "Six Nations Of The Grand River". www.sixnations.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-07.



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