An Indigenous man stands in front of a log house in winter. Three children are also visible in the photograph. Perhaps this is a newly built home for a family. CM 7-16-7 has an article about Henry Neufeld's task of assisting people to build better houses. Probable location is Pauingassi, Manitoba. Negative also.
Negative also. Used in CM 7-16-5 & CM 8-21-4. A Sunday evening audience of adults & children in Pauingassi where Henry & Elna Neufeld of MPM were stationed. Smaller photo (9x6.5) also.
Negs only, 2. Anne Giesbrecht? (left), secretary of the Canadian Mennonite Youth Organization, hands a cheque to H. J. Gerbrandt (right), executive officer of Mennonite Pioneer Mission. The CMYO raised money to build a mission chapel at Cross Lake, Manitoba for MPM. See CM articles: 4-30-7, 5-27-4, 5-41-5
This photo shows a person walking across a narrow bridge made of several wooden planks in Loon Straits, Manitoba. "There were a number of points in Loon Straits where the dwellings were separated by low-lying swampy areas that easily flooded when Lake Winnipeg levels rose and this is one of those."
Negative also. Harry Cook, Chief of Bloodvein Indian River Band, with his wife and children. See CM 17-32-1 re. different photo of him & re-election as chief. He attended mission conferences in southern Manitoba. Smaller photo on contact sheet 14.4292.
This collection of photos show some aspects of the work of Mennonite Pioneer Mission, an outreach ministry begun by the Bergthaler Mennonite Church of Manitoba, which became part of Conference of Mennonites in Canada in the early 1970s, changing the name in 1974 to Native Ministries, a ministry of Conference of Mennonites in Canada.
Group of children at Christmas time. The children of the Otto Hamms may be part of the group; this would mean this was at Cross Lake. It could also be at Pauingassi in the school house See CM 7-16-5; 7-16-7.
Group of Mennonite Pioneer Mission workers plus additional people, at the field conference at Loon Straits. See photos in feature article in CM 7-16-5-7 and related MPM photos of the workers, for eg. 2010-14.339-341.
Hamm family, 1956; sitting on the steps of their home? C.f. 14.4254. L.to R.: David, Otto, Janie, Margaret, Wesley, Sharon. See art. by Otto in CM 7-16-6 & his book "MPM in Cross Lake" p.3.
Negative only of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neufeld outside in front of a building. They were stationed at Pauingassi, Little Grand Rapids, Man. See photo of Mennonite Pioneer Mission workers at a field conference in the CM 7-16-5, when this photo likely was taken. See also 2010-14.342 where Mrs. Neufeld wears a the same skirt as in this photo.
Henry Berg and several men are building the chapel. Building homes & schools was also part of MPM's work. See 14.4255 re. completed building & Otto Hamm's book, p.16 where this photo was used.
Negative also. Informal photo. Used in the CM 7-16-7. Henry Neufeld on a skidoo with his three young children. Taken near Pauingassi in northern Manitoba where they were missionaries. See the CM 7-16-6 & 7-16-8.
Negative also. Used in CM 8-21-5. Two Indigenous young men in front of a log house. One young man is sawing wood. Taken where MPM personnel worked? See arts. & photos re. MPM in CM 7-16-5 to 7-16-8. Smaller photo (9x6.5) also.
Jake Unrau is laying out fish while brothers Lloyd Brandt and Tim Brandt look on. Smaller one also (6.5x9) stamped: Rev. & Mrs. E. C. Brandt, Loon Straits, Man. See the CM 7-16-5 for a group photo including Brandts & Unraus. C.f. CM 1-9-1 re. mission church build